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Whale Deaths

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

here was no warning before a teen allegedly fired a fusillade of shots at the driver in a Red Deer back alley on New Year’s Day 2013. Chato Tootoosis, 27, testified on Monday that he was sitting in the back seat when the 17-year-old in the front stepped out of the car, pulled out a gun and shot Lloyd Rob-

ert Sarson numerous times in rapid fashion. There had been no angry words nor confrontation before the shocking moment of violence that ended with the gunman fleeing into the dark. Crown prosecutor Rajbir Dhillon asked what Tootoosis was doing as the shots rang out around 5 a.m. “Watching. Hoping I wasn’t going to be the next one to get shot,” Tootoosis testified in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before an eight-man

and four-woman jury. A 21-year-old man is on trial for first-degree murder in Sarson’s death. He can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was 17 at the time of the shooting. As soon as the shooter was gone, Tootoosis went to help Sarson, 25, who was coughing and making gurgling noises. “That’s it. He didn’t say anything. He just started dying.” An autopsy would later

determine that Sarson was shot eight times, seven of the .22-calibre bullets lodging in his body. He died quickly of blood loss. Tootoosis said he stole a car in Calgary about a day earlier and picked up a friend to make the trip to Red Deer to see friends. He and a group of others, including Sarson, spent most of New Year’s Eve and into New Year’s Day drinking, socializing, and making drug deals. See MURDER on page 4

The deaths of two beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium are still under investigation.

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FREE INFANT NUTRITION CLASSES Infant Nutrition will be offered in Red Deer on Nov. 30, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre — 300 Jordan Pkwy. Led by a registered dietitian, this workshop highlights why babies need to start on high-iron foods at six months, and why introducing different food textures is important. Parents are encouraged to bring babies to the class, which focuses on creating a positive feeding relationship. To register or find out more, call 403-356-6333.

THE HURON CAROLE — DEFEATING HUNGER; FEEDING THE SOUL Join the Red Deer Food Bank for a Christmas dinner, song and story and an evening with Tom Jackson at The Huron Carole, a travelling benefit concert series, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m., in the Heartland Room, Harvest Centre at Westerner Park. All proceeds support the Red Deer Food Bank. To get your tickets visit the Black Knight Ticket Centre or call 403-343-6666.

RED DEER REBELS VERSUS SASKATOON BLADES Doors open at 6 p.m. and the puck drops at 7 p.m. for WHL hockey action, Wednesday, Nov. 30, when the Rebels face the Blades at Enmax Centrium. at 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER 29 1916 — Founding of the National Research Council of Canada, originally the Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, set up to advise the government on wartime research; continued after First World War as the National Research Laboratories, to promote scientific planning and R&D; also offered science research fellowships at universities across Canada. In 1923, Henry Marshall Tory becomes the first President of the renamed NRC; in 1932, laboratories are built on Sussex Drive in Ottawa. 1924 — Stanley Cup champion Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7-1 in the first hockey game played in the new 9,300 seat Montréal Forum. 1936 — Fire in Coleman destroys large section of downtown. 1956 — Canadians join main body of United Nations Expeditionary Force (UNEF) in Egypt; with Colombians, and troops from four Scandinavian countries. 1965 — NASA Thor Agena B launches Canadian communications satellite, Alouette II (mass 145 kg); to continue ionospheric research. 1983 — Ottawa suspends enforcement of metric measurement after adverse court ruling; need to rewrite and clarify law.

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BOB SCAMMELL

Writer remembered for love of outdoors BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

ome 15 years ago, Dwayne Schafers happened on Bob Scammell while the two were fly fishing in the same area. “He was standing on the bridge with a piece of fresh Saskatoon pie and a glass of Irish Whiskey, him and his good friend Robert Short,” said Schafers. Scammell asked Schafers what he was doing there. Schafers said he was waiting on a hatch in the area and showed the columnist some of the flies he used at the time. On Thursday, Scammell died at the age of 78, just five days shy of his birthday. He was an Advocate columnist for 50 years (ending this past July), a lawyer practicing in Red Deer for 37 years and a former president of the Alberta Fish and Game Association. He received numerous awards including the Order of Bighorn, the Alberta government’s highest honour for a conservationist. He wasn’t just a fly fisher, Scammell also had a passion for pheasant hunting. John Scammell, Bob’s son, said Bob’s love for the outdoors came from Bob’s father and growing up in the outdoors in Brooks. “I took him on his first float on Prairie Creek near some land he owned,” said Schafers. “He called it the 100-fish float. I lost track of the trout we caught, with him and his son in a 10-hour day.” Schafers said Bob kept meticulous notes whenever they fished together, right down to what the

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‘Advocate’ columinist Bob Scammell died Thursday, just five days shy of his 79th birthday. weather was, what trout were caught and water temperature. That notebook Scammell kept tucked into his shirt pocket was a constant. During the day he’d write down a few words and turn it into a column. “When the hatch comes around this July, we’ll sit out and crack open a bottle of Irish Whiskey and have some Saskatoon pie,” said Schafers. Duane Radford, a freelance outdoors writer, first met Bob in the 1970s when he was a regional fisher-

ies biologist in Lethbridge. Scammell had contacted Radford to verify some of the mayflies for help with the book Phenological Fly. The two grew to know each other through the Alberta Fish and Game Association and the Outdoor Writers of Canada. “He was as honest as the day is long,” said Radford. “You could take his word to the bank. He was Alberta’s most important advocate of public access to grazing leases.” See SCAMMELL on page 4

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Innisfail team changes name to ‘Trappers’ from ‘Indians’ BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

men’s baseball team in Innisfail officially changed its name from “Indians” to “Trappers” in September after deciding to rename the team in 2015 following online pressure and accusations of racism. Steven Bouteiller, general manager and coach, said the team wanted three years to fundraise for new uniforms, but the timeline was sped up after their equipment shed was broken into and items stolen earlier this year. He said the team was initially blindsided by concerns over its name. “It was a team name we inherited. Growing up in Innisfail, that was our Minor Ball name. We never thought anything of it,” Steven said. Innisfail Minor Ball Association teams still carry the name Indians. He said in 2015, the men’s team sought advice from local indigenous groups and ultimately decided a new name was in order. Hopefully other groups facing similar concerns will take the time to get properly educated. “Anytime you’re making a certain group feel hurt that way, you do need to rethink it. No, you’re not going to make everyone happy. But you’ve got to find a way to not segregate a group,” Steven said. Indigenous-themed sports team names have come under fire in recent years. The issue resurfaced in Canada in October when the Toronto Blue Jays took on the Cleveland Indians in the

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American League Championship Series. An Ontario-based group unsuccessfully sought a court injunction to prevent Cleveland from using the Indians name and logo during games played in Toronto. Team manager Desmond Bouteiller, who played for the Innisfail Indians, said he and his teammates used to wear their uniforms with pride, feeling they were honouring a group of people, not slandering them. But Desmond said that his thoughts on the matter were later challenged. He said in a blog post that the most memorable incident was when the Senior AA team stopped for lunch in Lloydminster and ended up playing in a road hockey tournament with teams of indigenous descent. Desmond said he and his teammates paused when asked what their team name was. He said the team decided on Trappers in part to honour Innisfail’s early history. According to the Innisfail and District Historical Society, explorer and fur trader Anthony Henday likely first saw the Rockies from a hill east or northeast of Innisfail. Innisfail Trappers are raising money for new uniforms on FundRazr. — with files from The Canadian Press

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MURDER: Crossexamination Just before the shooting, Sarson, the accused and Tootoosis had been driving around and wound up in the alley, where the shooting happened. Afterwards, Tootoosis ran to a friend’s house, then went to a hotel to retrieve his cellphone. He ended up at another friend’s house where he told him about the shooting, but told him to keep quiet. In cross-examination, defence

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SCAMMELL: Proud of work done on grazing leases John Scammell said in his father’s last few years, he was particularly proud of the work he had done with grazing leases of Crown land. Over the years, Bob wrote about how surface rights compensation that was paid by the energy industry to grazing lease holders. An auditor general report said the regime allowed for personal financial benefit to leaseholders over and above the benefits of grazing livestock on public land. “He was really proud of the work he did busting the grazing lease controversy,” said John. “He loved to write.” Jack Graham, a past president of the Alberta Fish and Game Association, hunted and fished with Bob on numerous occasions. Graham said Bob was “one of the boys.”

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 lawyer Karen Molle, of Calgary, picked apart Tootoosis’s statements to police, pointing out a number of discrepancies. He didn’t tell police about the stolen car at first and admitted lying to police about a friend not being home when he went to his house after the shooting. She also asked him whether he had blood on his clothes after trying to move Sarson into the passenger seat. He said he didn’t know. “I was in shock. I didn’t know what to do or where to go.” The trial resumes on Tuesday. Molle said a decision has not been made on whether the accused will take the stand in his own defence. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com “We’d be going along the Peace River hunting bears, and he’d have a camera with a big, long lens,” said Graham. “He’d spot a bald eagle in a tree and he’d wear out the camera just taking a picture of that eagle. He said to me ‘out of all those pictures, one is going to be the one I want.’ ” “Whenever the Alberta Fish and Game Association needed advice, we could always count on Bob to give us some. He didn’t offer his services, but he’d always give us some straight-shooting to what we could and should do.” Radford said Bob wasn’t one to grandstand, but when he spoke it was because he had something important to say. “When I look back on what I’m going to miss, it’s not so much the fishing, it’s the sitting by the bank of a nice stream having lunch with him,” said John. “We chatted about everything from politics to our lives to whatever else was going on.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Gold Card Reunion to honour Daines, Butterfields BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

everal long-time Central Alberta rodeo families will soon be Las-Vegas bound. The Daines clan of Innisfail, and Volds and Butterfields of Ponoka are among 60 families being honoured at a Gold Card Reunion event that runs during the National Finals Rodeo in Nevada. The rodeo history revival on Dec. 9 celebrates the golden age of bull riding, bronc busting and cattle roping. It’s being held for the fourth time and is expected to attract 800 people from across North America. Being recognized as one of the foundation families of pro rodeo is a great honour, said Ivan Daines. He’s one of several family members noted for significant rodeo contributions: Jack Daines and Duane Daines are inductees in the Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame. From 1968 to 1980, Ivan Daines’ name appeared five times in the World Standings Top 15 Bronc Riders, and in 1976 he won the average at the National Finals Rodeo. The rodeo community “has been my whole life…

every time we get together it’s ‘How’ve you been? ’ and ‘What are you up to?’” he said. Ivan, who plans to go down for the rodeo finals and reunion with his children, said “People ask me what’s the biggest thing I ever won, and I says it’s the friends I’ve come to know.” The reunion also acknowledges other rodeo families from Alberta (the Bruces of Forestburg, Robinsons of Millet and Keslers of Rosemary) and the U.S. It’s being organized by Larry Jordan of Montana, who helped develop the rodeo competition circuit system in the 1970s. Jordan said this event is a way of keeping rodeo history alive. This year’s honoured families will get plaques and the chance to tell old rodeo stories from over the past 75 years. “Everybody gets together … While the average age is 65 to 75, the older people will be able to talk to younger NFR competitors about the old days.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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aintings of the West by Canada’s iconic Group of Seven artists are going up in Red Deer. Shaping the Image of Alberta, a new exhibit at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, presents a rare local opportunity to see a significant number of Group of Seven paintings. “It’s the first show in which there are so many major works,” said the museum’s executive director, Lorna Johnson. It’s also the first time these paintings of rolling prairie (A. Y. Jackson), or Rocky Mountains (by Lawren Harris, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, and J.E.H. MacDonald), are being shown alongside early 20th-century works by Western artists the Group of Seven might have influenced. Landscapes by Peter and Catharine Whyte, H.G. Glyde, W. L. Stevenson, Annora Brown, Illingworth Kerr, and Euphemia McNaught are also part of the exhibit of 40 paintings, (including 15 by the Group of Seven). The show is a huge undertaking for the Red Deer museum, since the art is on loan from 14 different sources, including the Art Gallery of Alberta, Glenbow Museum, Lethbridge College, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and private collections, said guest curator Mary-Beth Laviolette. “The whole idea is to tell a story”

she added — about how the Eastern Canadian artists saw the West. While most painters flocked to Banff for the mountain scenery (Harris became known for his stylized peaks), Jackson saw the Prairies as being worthy of his painterly interest. Laviolette said, “He loved the rolling Prairies as they were very much a part of his style” — as shown in Alberta Foothills and other works. Since Jackson didn’t drive, friends such as Glyde would chauffeur him around to different painting spots, said Laviolette. She believes the Montreal native became influenced by Glyde’s appreciation of our flatter landscape. Jackson likened grain elevators to cathedrals and rendered them with a gravity in Elevators at Night. The impact of Jackson’s dynamic style can be seen in Brown’s Windy Day at Lee Lake, in which a central tree is shown bent sideways by air movement. Laviolette noted that most Group of Seven artists considered the Prairie landscape uninteresting and “unpaintable,” but Kerr decided to prove them wrong. ‘Boring’ never comes to mind while viewing Kerr’s depictions of sky and earth. The show continues to March 12. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer College program provides free therapy to disabled children BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF

aving a child with a disability can sometimes be challenging but a program at Red Deer College is making life easier for parents. Bob Schurman’s daughter Matea, 7, struggles with autism and the adapted physical activity program allows her to stay active and to interact with other children facing similar challenges. “It’s been very good for us because she can’t take part in regular sports programs,” said Schurman. “She can run and yell and do whatever she needs to do. Things that you wouldn’t be able to do in other programs,” Schurman said he doesn’t have to worry about what other people think. He said the program has been positive for his entire family. “We bring all three kids. Matea is the only one with autism, but they all love it. We can be as loud we want, the kids can have tantrums, they can laugh and giggle and play on the floor,” said Schurman. “We’re always welcome. No one is looking and staring, which is what we get everywhere else we go. It’s a safe place to be.” The college-run program provides free therapy to families whose kids are experiencing cognitive, physical or behavioural disabilities. “It’s a place where the community can come and feel like their kids have the ability to be successful and challenged in a supportive setting,” said Brandi Heather, adapted physical education instructor at Red Deer College. The program is run by the college’s kinesiology students and is a partnership between kinesiology students specializing in sports, the Red Deer Children Adapted Sport Association and RDC. It’s been running for the past four years. “They all get the opportunity to spend 10 hours watching and participating in their first year. In their second year, if they specialize in adapted physical education and activity, they’ll be the teachers leading the program,” said Heather. The last session of the semester took place Saturday morning, with the program starting up again

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Bob Schurman and his daughter Matea, 7, spent Saturday morning enjoying a day of sporting activities. Matea deals with autism and the adapted physical activity program at Red Deer College has allowed her to stay active in a supportive setting. in the new year. For more information contact Heather contact at 403-342-3479. jonathan.guignard@reddeeradvocate.com

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While rental vacancies in Red Deer have more than doubled in the past year, the average rental price has decreased by 3.9 per cent. Statistics from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation suggest Red Deer saw an increase in apartment vacancies from 5.4 per cent in October 2015 to 13.6 per cent in October 2016. Lai Sing Louie, CMHC regional economist, said the provincial rates have risen for a second straight year as “rental supply out paces demand.” Similar trends are visible in other communities. In Sylvan lake the vacancy rate increase from 8.9 per cent to 19.2 per cent and in Lacombe it increased from 3.6 per cent to 11.4 per cent. Red Deer’s vacancy increase can also been seen across all types of available property. Bachelor’s increased three per cent to seven per cent, one-bedrooms increased 5.3 per cent to 12.7 per cent, two-bedrooms increased 5.8 per cent to 14.7 per cent and three or more bedroom rentals increased from 1.6 per cent to 10.3 per cent. Compared to the province, Red Deer’s vacancy increased more as the province’s vacancy rate grew from 5.6 per cent to 8.1 per cent. For price, a bachelor apartment averages $738 per month as opposed to $755 a year before; one-bedrooms are down to $848 from $870, two-bedrooms are down to $1,016 from $1,036 and three or more bedrooms are down to $1,069 from $1,138.

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UNDER MY SKIN

Body image program includes half-hour play BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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will be seen by 1,100 Central Alberta students during performances of its seventh annual production this month.

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Grade 7 students with Red Deer Public, Red Deer Catholic Regional, Wolf Creek, and Chinook’s Edge school jurisdictions are participating in a body image program that includes a half-hour play, followed group discussion and activities. Bruce Buruma, executive director of the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools, said play, performed mostly by Red Deer College theatre graduates, has been updated through the years to make it relevant to students. “Body image is a component of mental health and wellness and increasingly that’s becoming an area of concern in so many different realms,” Buruma said on Monday. “It’s absolutely an issue in schools.” He said messaging from media and peers that students encounter today are among the challenges they face when it comes to their self-confidence and self-image. “Body image is a huge issue not just for Grade 7s. It goes across all of the ages. But I think it becomes

pretty profound as students are going through their own personal changes and developments, and their body becomes a bit of a focus.” Under My Skin, put on by Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools and Red Deer Primary Care Network, wraps up performances at Red Deer Public’s Central Campus on Tuesday. Buruma said the Primary Care Network has sponsored the play tackling body image for several years. “They consider it part of their programming, and their investment in the community. Physicians see these are issues young people are facing.” He said the play and discussions complement what is already taking place in health and physical education classes at school. The play features young actors students can connect with, and the actors represent a variety of body types, he added. “Kids can see themselves to a degree through those who are helping to share the message.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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clists who frequent the green space on the north site. “They know that it gets used, so they’re trying to accommodate all the 2.4-metre fence, likely users. At the same time, it’s a private topped with barbed wire, road,” Lucenko said on Monday. will soon wrap around The site has 16 vacant buildings, the group of vacant buildmost of them grouped together and ings on Michener Centre’s north site. Signs recently went up to let the encircled by the road. She said since April there’s been public know an “eight-foot chain link an increase in vandalism to the buildcontinuous security fence” would be ings. People are entering the buildinstalled around the group of buildings and some climb onto the roofs. ings for safety and security. “The site has been unoccupied Jessica Lucenko, Alberta Infrasince 2015. It was becoming a concern structure spokesperson, said provinand we wanted to make sure people cial staff are still trying to determine weren’t trespassing and hurting themif the fence will cut off public access selves or causing a disturbance in the to the road that runs around most of neighbourhood.” the buildings. In a few spots, buildLecenko said the fence will go up ings are on both sides of the road. over the next few weeks, which will The road is still used by walkers, have a deterrent at the top, probably people with dogs, runners and cybarbed wire. Other security measures will also be added. Security staff on site will be increased, more night time lighting will be added and Page 15, please note, we are not able to offer rainchecks for the Fuji Instax some bushes and shrubs Mini 8 Instant Cameras will be removed from (skus 265950, 265939 and 265953) around buildings. Page 17, please note, the Buy One Get One ½ off The cost of the fence ALL $24.99 and Under Videogames offer applies to and other measures was regular priced Videogames only. estimated at $100,000. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. szielinski@reddeeradToys “R” Us Flyer November 25th - December 1st, 2016 vocate.com

The shaded and cross-hatched area in the map indicates the approximate area where the AESO has reasonably determined that transmission system facilities could be installed to implement the proposed reinforcement. In separate applications called a Facilities Application, AltaLink Management Ltd. (AltaLink) and ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO), the transmission facilities owners (TFOs) in the area, will describe the specific routes they propose to implement the transmission system reinforcement, and request AUC approval to construct and operate the specific transmission facilities. The specific line routes and Drury 2007S substation location applied for by the TFOs may extend beyond the area shown.

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DMONTON — Alberta’s fiscal outlook for this year is a tiny bit better, but still billions of dollars in the

red. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the estimated deficit for this year has been revised to $10.8 billion, slightly lower than the $10.9 billion forecast three months ago. “(It’s) a small but measurable improvement,” Ceci told reporters at the legislature Monday as he gave the second-quarter update for the 2016-17 budget. Ceci said there are signs that an economy bludgeoned by low and oil gas prices is stabilizing. Some 25,000 new jobs have been created in the past three months, most in the oil and gas sector, while the housing market stabilizes and the population grows, he said. Real GDP, which is expected to fall by 2.8 per cent this year due to the effects of last spring’s vast Fort McMurray wildfire, is expected to rebound and grow by 2.3 per cent next year, Ceci said. The fire, which displaced thousands of residents and forced a temporary shutdown of oilsands opera-

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Defence lawyer tells sex assault retrial complainant had ‘buyer’s remorse’ CALGARY — A lawyer for a man facing a sex assault retrial after the original judge asked the complainant why she didn’t keep her knees closed says the alleged victim had a case of “buyer’s remorse.” Alexander Wagar, 29, was acquitted in 2014 by Judge Robin Camp, who ruled Wagar was a more credible witness than the 19-year-old complainant. Camp called her “the accused” throughout that trial and asked her, “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” He also told her “pain and sex sometimes go together.” The Alberta Court of Appeal overturned the conviction and ordered the new trial. Camp is now a Federal Court judge. A panel of the Canadian Judicial Council is deciding whether to recommend his removal from the bench. In his closing arguments Monday, defence lawyer Pat Flynn said there had been “evasiveness” in the complainant’s testimony throughout

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tions, was blamed in the last update for increasing the projected budget deficit by $500 million. Alberta remains mired in an economic downturn due to the prolonged slump in oil and gas prices. Thousands of jobs have been lost and the unemployment rate in Calgary is above 10 per cent. Government expenses this year are forecast to reach $52.8 billion, which is about $1.7 billion higher than expected when the budget was introduced in the spring. Total revenue is pegged at $42.7 billion, which is $1.3 billion higher than first estimated. Corporate income tax revenue, however, now is forecast at $3.4 billion, a decrease of $877 million from the budget. Borrowing for capital projects is $4.7 billion and the province is borrowing another $6.4 billion for operating expenses. By the end of the fiscal year, Alberta’s debt is expected to hit $31.2 billion, with more than $1 billion spent on debt-servicing costs. The government’s plan is to balance the books by 2024. Premier Rachel Notley has decided not to slash public-sector jobs or capital spending while it rides out low energy prices. the trial and Wagar isn’t guilty of sexual assault. “This was a consensual sex act between two young adults and only after the sex act did the young lady, in effect change her mind, sir,” Flynn said. “To be honest with the court, this is almost a buyer’s remorse type of situation.”

Teen faces firearms charges after sister shot accidentally CALGARY — Police in Calgary say a teenager faces weapons-related charges after his older sister was shot accidentally. Officers responding to a call in the city’s southeast on Saturday found the 24-year-old woman in life-threatening condition with a gunshot wound. She remains in hospital where her condition has since been upgraded to serious, but stable. Police say the teen is believed to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he picked up a handgun that he didn’t know was loaded. They say his sister was hit when the gun accidentally went off.

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DMONTON — Alberta is proposing new rules that would limit spending on political campaigns and cap individual contributions at $4,000 a year. Opponents say while the goal is to get big money out of politics, the playing field remains tilted until the government reins in its own spending on advertising. Christina Gray, minister in charge of democratic renewal, introduced the changes Monday. “We are ending the days of backroom deals and pay-to-play politics,” Gray said. “We’re standing up for Albertans who say, ‘Enough is enough.’ Because Albertans decide elections, not big money and not special interest groups.” The proposed Fair Elections Financing Act would allow individuals to contribute up to $4,000 a year to politics. The money would be allowed

to go to parties, candidates, constituency associations, leadership and nomination contests. The current maximum is $15,000 per contributor per year, doubling to $30,000 in an election year. Gray’s bill also calls for a spending limit of $2 million for parties during an election. Third-party spending couldn’t exceed $150,000 during an election. There would be no spending limit for leadership contests, but the entry fee for candidates would have to be reasonably related to the cost of running the race. The rules, if passed, will not affect the current Progressive Conservative leadership contest or the Liberal race that is set to begin in the spring. However, surplus funds will have to be returned to contributors. Legislation passed by Premier Rachel Notley’s government last year banned corporate and union donations to political parties.

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e was probably Canada’s favourite dictator. Canadians may not have approved of the methods Fidel Castro used to govern Cuba. His restrictions on press and political freedom, his insistence that trade unions be government-run and the arbitrary practices of his revolutionary courts would have grated here. But he successfully stood up to the United States. He nationalized American firms. He fought off a U.S.backed invasion. He brought in universal health care. He insisted on tweaking the eagle’s beak. And for that, in this country at least, he was forgiven much. True, many Canadians agree with Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose who issued a statement Saturday attacking Castro’s “long and oppressive regime.” But my guess is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau better caught the mood when he called Castro a “larger-than-life figure who served his people for almost half a century.” For an entire generation, Castro’s 1959 revolution was a mythic event. It inspired real revolutionaries. South Africa’s Nelson Mandela modelled his anti-apartheid struggle on Castro’s strategy of guerrilla war. His success in Cuba gave hope to opponents of right-wing dictatorships throughout South and Central America.

But Castro also inspired those looking for more peaceful ways to counter U.S. hegemony. He showed that it was possible for a Western Hemisphere country to exist outside of Washington’s orbit. In the late 1960s, so-called Venceremos Brigades recruited students from Canadian campuses to travel to Cuba and help harvest sugar cane. Che Guevara, one of Castro’s comrades in arms, became an iconic symbol of opposition to privilege. Much of the adoration directed at Castro and his fellow revolutionaries was naive. The revolution succeeded not just because of Castro’s boldness but because Cuba’s economy was backstopped by the old Soviet Union. Che Guevara may have first impressed youthful Canadians as a symbol of revolution. But he soon became a style feature. Would-be rebels wore Che berets and displayed Che posters on their dorm walls. But there was also something glorious about Castro’s – and Cuba’s – refusal to give in. They survived the U.S. trade embargo. They successfully fought off a 1961 U.S.-backed invasion. Castro himself escaped numerous assassination attempts by Washington’s Central Intelligence Agency. In 1962, Castro’s decision to install Soviet missiles in Cuba almost brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. But it was also a highstakes victory for the Cuban leader. In exchange for having the Soviets remove these missiles, the U.S. promised to never again invade Cuba — a pledge it has kept.

Throughout, the attitude of successive Conservative and Liberal governments toward Castro remained eminently practical. Canada never joined the U.S. embargo. Nor did it follow the U.S. lead and sever diplomatic relations with Havana. Canadian companies operated profitably in Communist Cuba. Canadian tourists flocked to Cuban beaches. Liberal prime ministers, most notably Pierre Trudeau, were openly friendly towards the Cuban revolutionary. Conservative prime ministers, while more circumspect, essentially followed the same path. It was through the good offices of former prime minister Stephen Harper that Cuba and the U.S. negotiated their recent, and perhaps short-lived, rapprochement. With Fidel Castro dead, can Cuba as a socialist country survive? Does it want to? Or will it surrender to the blue-jean and cellphone allure of the imperialism that Castro spent his life fighting? With Fidel Castro dead, will the U.S. under soon-to-be president Donald Trump dust off its old invasion plans? In the end, Castro was a classic charismatic leader. When they are alive, such leaders can keep fragile countries united. Think of Tito and Yugoslavia. But when they die, they leave a gaping hole. Troy Media’s Thomas Walkom is a national affairs columnist.

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After Aleppo: A kind of peace?

astern Aleppo, the rebel-held half of what was once Syria’s biggest city, is falling. Once the resistance there collapses, things may move very fast in Syria, and the biggest question will be: do the outside powers that have intervened in the war accept Bashar al-Assad’s victory, or do they keep the war going? Even one year ago, it seemed completely unrealistic to talk about Gwynne an Assad victory. The Dyer Syrian government’s army was decimated, demoralised and on the verge of collapse: every time the rebels attacked, it retreated. There was even a serious possibility that Islamic State and the Nusra Front, the extreme Islamist groups that dominated the rebel forces, would sweep to victory in all of Syria. But then, just 14 months ago, the Russian air force was sent in to save Assad’s army from defeat. It did more than that. It enabled

the Syrian army, with help on the ground from Shia militias recruited from Lebanon, Afghanistan and Iraq and mostly trained and commanded by Iranian officers, to go onto the offensive. Assad’s forces took back the historic city of Palmyra. They eliminated the last rebel-held foothold in the city of Homs. And last summer they began to cut eastern Aleppo’s remaining links with the outside world. For almost two months now almost nothing has moved into or out of the besieged half of the city, and both food and ammunition are running short inside. So the resistance is starting to collapse. The Hanano district fell on Saturday, and Jabal Badro fell on Sunday. The capture of Sakhour on Monday has cut the rebel-held part of Aleppo in two, and the remaining bits north of the cut will quickly be pinched out by the Syrian government’s troops. The southeastern part of the city may stay in rebel hands a while longer, but military collapses of this sort are infectious. It is now likely that Bashar al-Assad will control all of Aleppo before the end of the year, and possibly much sooner.

At that point he would control all of Syria’s major cities, at least three-quarters of the population that has not fled abroad, and all of the country’s surviving industry. He would be in a position to offer an amnesty to all the rebels except the extreme Islamists of Islamic State and the Nusra Front, and a lot of the less fanatical Syrian rebels would be tempted to accept it. For the many foreign powers that are involved in the Syrian civil war, it would then come down to a straight choice: Assad’s cruel but conventional regime or the Islamist crazies. Even Turkey and Saudi Arabia, however much their leaders may loathe Assad, could not openly put their armies at the service of the Islamists. (They used to send them arms and money, but even that has stopped now.) And for a newly installed President Donald Trump, it would become a lot simpler to “make a deal” with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to finish the job of crushing Islamic State and the Nusra Front together. Would the Russians and the Americans then hand over all the recaptured territory to Assad’s regime? Many

people in Washington would rather hang onto it temporarily in order to blackmail Syria’s ruling Baath Party into replacing Assad with somebody a bit less tainted, but a deal between Putin and Trump would certainly preclude that sort of games-playing. How could Trump reconcile such a deal with Russia with his declared intention to cancel the agreement the United States signed last March to curb Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions? Iran is Russia’s closest ally in the Middle East, and if Trump broke that agreement he would be reopening a U.S. military confrontation with Iran. Since this question may not even have crossed Mr Trump’s mind yet, it would be pointless for us to speculate on which way he might jump three months from now. All we can say with some confidence at the moment is that it looks like Assad has won his six-year war to stay in power. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Pilot dead after CF-18 crashes during training BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

OLD LAKE — The pilot of a CF-18 fighter jet that crashed near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary

has died. The Air Force said the single-seat fighter was based out of Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake in northeastern Alberta and went down Monday morning on the Saskatchewan side of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. The range covers almost 30,000 square kilometres across the two provinces. The pilot was not identified pending notification of next of kin. Speaking in Ottawa, Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood said the plane crashed during a routine training mission by 401 Squadron, one of two CF-18 squadrons at the Cold Lake base. The base is the busiest fighter base in the country and provides fighter pilot training for all Canadian Forces pilots. “It’s a very, very sad day for the RCAF and our hearts go out to the family of our fallen member,” Hood said. “More details will be forthcoming. It’s just a reminder of the dangerous work that we ask the men and women of our air force and our armed forces to do every day.”

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A pilot positions a CF-18 Hornet at the CFB Cold Lake, in Cold Lake, Alta. The Canadian Forces says a CF-18 fighter jet has crashed in northeastern Alberta. A military spokesman said the plane was based out of Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said he couldn’t speculate on what caused the crash. A flight safety investigation is to look into what went wrong. “It’s too preliminary to make any type of judgment or conclusions,” Sajjan said. “The best thing we can do right now is give the Air Force and the Ca-

nadian Armed Forces the space to do the necessary work and then we will have more to say about that.” Conservative Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose, along with defence critics, also offered condolences. “As we await more details from the Department of National Defence and Forces officials, our thoughts and prayers are with the pilot’s family and

the Canadian Armed Forces members at CFB Cold Lake,” said a news release. “Any loss of life within Canada’s proud military is a tragic event, one that is deeply felt by the Forces community and the friends and loved ones of the deceased.” At least 10 pilots have died in crashes with CF-18s since the military bought 138 of the jets for $5 billion in 1980. In 2003, Cpt. Kevin Naismith was killed when the CF-18 he was flying went down during an international training exercise at the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. The 38-year-old was killed by the impact of a loose harness strap that snapped taut and struck his head. An investigation found the plane had spun out of control because of a malfunctioning stabilizer in the jet’s tail end. Sajjan has said many of the force’s aging CF-18s are out of service on any given day because of maintenance issues. The Liberal government is preparing to negotiate the purchase of 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets that it says it needs until a competition to replace the CF-18s is complete. The Air Force announced last week that all 77 of Canada’s CF-18s will be able to fly until 2025.

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‘All he needed was antibiotics’ Oilpatch odours still BOY WHO DIED FROM STREP LIVED IN SQUALOR pungent, despite inquiry BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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DMONTON — Researcher Tristan Jones was cruising the back roads of northwestern Alberta last summer when his studies suddenly became more than academic. “It was kind of like we hit a wall of odour,” said Jones, who’s writing a PhD thesis at Rutgers University on how the energy industry has changed the environmental and social landscape near Peace River. “It was heavy. It was really strong,” he said. “It was kind of like a mix of fresh asphalt, sulphur and who knows what else. “I felt tingling through my jaw. My eyes were itchy and runny. I got a headache. I felt a little dizzy.” The exposure lasted about 10 minutes; the effects a couple of hours. “The tingling in my jaw was bizarre,” he recalled. “I have no doubt that was because of the exposure to the odours.” This wasn’t supposed to happen any more. In 2014, the Alberta Energy Regulator held an inquiry into odours from

heavy oil operations in the Peace River area after years of complaints from residents in tiny communities such as Three Creeks. Hours of expert testimony and reams of reports followed. The inquiry concluded the powerful, gassy stench emitted by operators was damaging people’s health. It released a string of recommendations, all of which were accepted by Alberta’s energy regulator and provincial government. More than two years later, some recommendations are in place. But seven key ones — including everything the province was supposed to have done — are still in draft form, under study or in limbo. While locals say things have improved, they say the smells are still there. “It seems to me that every government, every industry, when they meet, all they’ve done is meet their mandate to say, ‘We’re talking with people’,” said Donna Daum, a retired teacher who has lived in the area for 14 years. “That’s all it does. ‘We’re listening and we’ve heard what they have to say,’ whether they do anything with it at all.”

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ALGARY — A seven-yearold boy who died from a treatable strep infection three years ago lived in squalor and was treated with dandelion tea and oil of oregano instead of antibiotics, a trial heard Monday. Tamara Lovett, 47, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life and with criminal negligence causing the death of her son. Ryan Alexander Lovett died in March 2013, after getting a strep infection that kept him bedridden for 10 days. Prosecutor Jonathan Hak said in his opening arguments in a Calgary courtroom that the family lived off the grid in a dark, dirty apartment. The boy’s birth had never been registered. An autopsy revealed the boy had contracted Group A streptococcus infection and pneumonia. The official cause of death was sepsis which brought on multi-organ failure. Hak said Ryan’s heart was infected, he had meningitis and his immune system was exhausted. He could fight no more. “In short, Ryan was dead,” Hak said. He said Lovett would not take the boy to a doctor, even though a friend had recommended it the day before Lovett called 911. “She did not believe in conventional medicine or doctors,” said Hak. “She was, of course, proven wrong when hours later, Ryan died in her apartment. “All he needed was antibiotics.” In a 911 call played in court, a frantic Lovett said her son was “breathing funny” and, after answering ques-

tions from the operator, said he had stopped breathing altogether. At one point, she could be heard crying “Ryan, Ryan” as the operator tried to coach her on doing CPR. Lovett reached for a box of tissue while the call was being played. Her head was down her shoulders were shaking. Teresa Coulter was one of the first emergency medical technicians to arrive and said paramedics were greeted by a woman who was very upset. She said the basement apartment was dark and smelled strongly of marijuana. Ryan was lying on the floor. “He appeared to be lifeless,” said Coulter. “He was cold to touch.” She said the apartment was cluttered and it was difficult to get equipment inside. A second ambulance was called to provide backup. Coulter’s partner, Valerie Hopwood, said Ryan looked frail and non-responsive. He was not breathing and there were no signs of life. “He looked … like a sick little boy,” she said. Ryan was pronounced dead at the hospital. A Calgary police officer who interviewed Lovett said she indicated her son had been sick for a couple of weeks with pain in his leg, groin and upper arm. She said he got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and collapsed. Const. Kevin Lisowski took Lovett to hospital and spoke briefly with her before they were told Ryan had died. “She was very distraught. She was taken in to view the body and she spent some time with him,” he said. “She sobbed uncontrollably for a while, as you can imagine.”

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‘Troubled children’ failures add stability: experts BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

ALGARY — Mergers and acquisitions experts are predicting fewer Canadian oil and gas companies will go bust over the next year as most of the “troubled children” of the industry have already failed or been sold. Tom Pavic, vice-president of Calgary-based Sayer Energy Advisors, said 26 Canadian energy companies have entered into a court-monitored receivership or restructuring process so far this year. That’s up from 20 in 2015, when the total matched the number of failures recorded in 2009 during the last oil price-related economic downturn. He said there are typically eight oil and gas company failures each year. “I think a lot of the troubled children have been dealt with, for lack of a better word,” Pavic said in an interview. “There will still be more receiverships but I don’t believe it will be as much as this year.” Higher oil and natural gas prices have brought a measure of stability to the sector. However, confidence continues to be buffeted by changing provincial and national carbon emission policies and uncertainty over international supply and demand. In a report, Sayer predicted more energy deals over the next year because buyers and sellers are becoming more closely aligned on how much assets are worth after two years of slumping commodity prices. The report noted that $17.8 billion in oil and gas deals took place in Canada through the first nine months of 2016, up from $15 billion in all of 2015, but lagging the $49 billion in 2014. Bruce Edgelow, vice-president of strategic ini-

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Mergers and acquisitions experts are predicting fewer Canadian oil and gas companies will go bust over the next year as most of the “troubled children” of the industry have already failed or been sold. tiatives with ATB Financial, said the Alberta lender is seeing signs of stability as it completes the fall reviews of its energy company loans.

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Measure investment success to goals, not returns

ost people would agree that saving money is a great principle to follow in life. Spend less than you earn and minimize debt. But before you start putting your money in the market you may want to ask yourself a very fundamental and vital question — what are you saving and investing for? This question is the real beginTalbot ning of the entire financial planning Boggs and wealth management process and the cornerstone of what is becoming an increasingly popular and common investment methodology among advisers known as goal-based investing. Goal-based, or goal-driven, investing is a methodology where performance is measured by the success of investments in meeting an individual’s personal and lifestyle goals. It differs from investing methodologies where financial performance is defined as a return against a benchmark such as a stock exchange’s returns. Goal-based investing shifts the primary focus

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tionship with your financial adviser.” Here are some of the behavioural and financial reasons given for adopting the goal-based investing and wealth management strategy. What are you saving/investing for is a self-inquiring question. To invest for the future may require some self-sacrifice by cutting back on spending now. There must be a purpose for this sacrifice, some long-term goal which outweighs the pleasure of spending now. When you save or invest for specific goals – this could be saving for a house, your children’s education or providing a comfortable retirement — you’re more likely to accomplish them than you are through blind saving. Human beings are more motivated by real things than abstract numbers. Goal-based investing helps you match your assets to your liabilities, or narrow the gap between the money you can afford to spend and the money you want to spend. Clearly matching your assets today to your liabilities of tomorrow will help ensure that you don’t go into debt or fail to meet those goals. Continued on page 14

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Feds advised against federal ban on replacement workers BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TTAWA — A senior official in the federal labour program was told earlier this year that a federal ban on the use of replacement workers during strikes could potentially increase the frequency and duration of work stoppages, documents show. Such a ban would have limited effect in federally regulated workplaces — marine ports, airports, airlines and telecommunications companies, says a briefing note to the deputy minister of the labour program, the most senior official next to Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk. The federal labour code does not currently ban the use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout. Rather, it prevents their use in cases where their presence would undermine the union’s bargaining position. A 2011 internal government study found provincial bans on replacement workers in Quebec and British Columbia increased work stoppages by eight per cent in the service sector, with the exact opposite effect in the non-service sector. When a work stoppage did occur, it lasted longer when there was a ban in place, the briefing note says. Most federally regulated companies are in the service sector, such as banks and transport, and “it is likely that a ban on replacement workers would increase the possibility of a work stoppage,” it adds. The issue has fallen off the federal radar for the time being as the government looks at changes to labour rules concerning issues like flexible work hours and parental leave. Hassan Yussuff, the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said his group will push again for a ban on replacement workers when the time is right and they have the support of MPs. “It’s always on our agenda and it’s always been a question of timing — when do you put it up, and

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CATTLE RANCHING

Canadian Food Inspection Agency triples ‘high risk’ bovine TB farm list 10,000 CATTLE TO BE SLAUGHTERED BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TTAWA — Federal officials say at least 10,000 cattle are going to slaughter as a more importantly how much effort do you put into result of a bovine tuberculosis outbreak it,” Yussuff said in an interview Friday. in western Canada. “Every time we’ve done that, we’ve come close.” The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the When that push does happen, it’s likely to create friction between labour groups and employers in animals are considered “high risk” for contracting or transmitting the infectious disease, even though federally regulated industries. “Employers would be uncomfortable with an only six cattle have tested positive for bovine TB environment where in the event of an unexpected since the first case was confirmed in September. The agency last week declared six properties work stoppage, they would not be able to continue the operations of their businesses,” said Derrick among those considered as high risk for transmisHynes, executive director of Fetco, which rep- sion but added 12 more farms to the expanding list today. resents federally regulated employers. So far, quarantine orders have been issued at The February briefing note, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, more than 40 cattle operations in southeast Alberta was prepared ahead of an expected push by the and southwest Saskatchewan, affecting more than federal New Democrats to press Parliament for a 22,000 animals. Farmers losing their animals as part of the ban on replacement workers. There have been 15 attempts in the last dozen slaughter are being compensated for their losses years to enact rules that would prohibit federal- under CFIA guidelines, and the federal governly regulated companies from hiring replacement ment has promised aid to ranchers who’ve had to care for cattle quarantined to their properties. workers in the event of a strike or lockout. CFIA chief veterinary officer Dr. Harpeet KochEach time, private member’s bills from NDP, Bloc Quebecois, Liberal and Conservative MPs har says only slaughtered animals that test negative for bovine TB will be deemed acceptable for have failed to pass. The briefing note recommends that changes human consumption. to the Canada Labour drilling programs. Code on replacement STORIES FROM PAGE 13 “A 1,000-barrel-a-day producer workers should be hanis in tough shape these day to find dled by the three-way somebody as a new lender,” said consultation process Edgelow. that includes the government, employers and labour representatives.

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“They’ve gotten their costs as low as they can and the market has clearly stabilized … There’s not as much frantic-ness to it.” He said he agrees that the mergers and acquisitions market has improved and predicted that several deals will be announced in December and January as companies make year-end moves to try to impress their shareholders. Edgelow said rising buyer interest is illustrated by the case of Mosaic Energy, a private Calgary company thrown into receivership in April. Receiver Ernst & Young reported to Court of Queen’s Bench last week that it had received 40 proposals from 32 bidders for three packages of assets in Alberta and B.C. It recommended that the court accept Calgary-based ARC Resources’ (TSX:ARX) bid for certain B.C. properties, without revealing the price. However, Pavic and Edgelow pointed out that access to investment capital remains tight in the oilpatch with only large, well-managed companies able to borrow money to fund

TALBOT: Setting up an emergency fund

If your goal is security to protect yourself against unexpected life events such as illness or unemployment, advisers suggest setting up an emergency fund consisting of six months of spending. Security can be short, medium and long-term and you may want to set up separate funds for each of those time lines. Goal-based wealth management also can help you achieve optimal returns. Matching your time horizon to your asset allocation means you can take on the optimum amount of risk. Misallocation can result in saving too much or too little and missing out on returns by being too conservative or missing out on achieving your goal(s) by taking on too much risk. Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

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Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris (1) takes a drink from the cup as the Redblacks celebrate their Grey Cup win over the Calgary Stampeders in Toronto on Sunday.

GREY CUP

Redblacks score one championship for the ages ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSET VICTORIES IN GREY CUP HISTORY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

ORONTO — Henry Burris’s 18-yard TD strike to Ernest Jackson earned the Ottawa Redblack an epic 39-33 overtime Grey Cup win over the Calgary Stampeders on Sunday night. Burris, the game MVP, found Jackson — who bobbled the pass — on the first overtime possession. But the veteran quarterback couldn’t hit a wide-open Khalil Paden for the two-point convert. “I didn’t even know E.J. kind of bobbled it,” Burris said. “I didn’t even know it was a completed pass, because it hit is hands and all of a sudden I see it bounce and I was thinking ‘Awww,’ “Then all of a sudden I hear everyone go crazy and I was like ‘Did it just happen? Did we just score?’ “I think little plays like that just showed you that this was our moment.” Calgary needed to match Ottawa’s six points but went three-and-out on its possession. Bo Levi Mitchell’s third-down pass went off Bakari Grant’s hands to give Ottawa one of the biggest upset victo-

ries in Grey Cup history. Burris was stellar, throwing three TD passes and running for two more on a night he wasn’t even sure he was going to start. He left the field during warmups with an apparent knee injury but returned to outduel Mitchell. “I knew I wasn’t going to be the typical running guy that I usually am, but as long as I could come out here and make good, quick decisions and get the ball out of my hand … maybe I could do enough to help put our team in a position to be successful,” Burris said. It was the third game in Grey Cup history to go to overtime and first since 2005 when Edmonton beat Montreal 38-35 at B.C. Place Stadium. “If you don’t like ups and downs and all that kind of stuff, then football’s not a good profession to be in,” Ottawa coach Rick Campbell said. “But I think that’s why everybody loves it.” Rene Paredes’ 10-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining forced overtime as Calgary impressively rallied from a 27-7 third-quarter deficit. DaVaris Daniels scored on a 19-yard TD run on third-and-two at 13:22 of the fourth to cut Ottawa’s lead to 33-30 before Glenn Love recovered Rob

Maver’s onside kick at Calgary’s 49-yard line with 1:36 remaining. “We had a lot of heart, a lot of fight to get back,” Calgary coach Dave Dickenson said. “Big hill to climb, almost made it. We were right there knocking. Just didn’t get it done.” Burris opened the third hitting Brad Sinopoli, the game’s top Canadian, on a nine-yard TD strike at 3:21 to cap an impressive 69-yard, six-play drive. But after a Paredes 32-yard field goal at 7:40, Mitchell hit Lemar Durant on a 34-yard TD strike at 11:01, cutting Ottawa’s lead to 27-17. Then Andrew Buckley’s one-yard TD run at 1:25 of the fourth pulled Calgary to within 27-23 as Paredes missed the convert. The game could be the last of Burris’s illustrious 17-year CFL career. The 41-year-old said this week he’ll take the off-season to ponder his future. If Burris retires, he’ll certainly leave on a huge high, completing 35-of-46 passes for 461 yards en route to his third Grey Cup title. And he did a nice job of distributing the ball, using eight different receivers in the game. Continued on page 17

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Rebels start strong but fade against the Warriors BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF

Warriors 5 Rebels 2 he Red Deer Rebels got out to an early two-goal lead, but weren’t able to hold off the Moose Jaw Warriors in Western Hockey League action Saturday night at the Centrium. The Rebels fell 5-2 to the Warriors in their final meeting of the season. The Rebels won the season series against the Warriors 3-1-0-0. “We never had a lot of emotion or intensity and it showed in our play,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “When you play like that you make mistakes. A lot of selfishness gets involved and you don’t accomplish anything. It’s like knocking your head against a wall.” Rebels forward Brandon Hagel continued his hot streak, scoring the first goal of the game on a power play midway through the first period. He now has 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) in his last five games. Five minutes later, Rebels defence Josh Mahura scored another power play goal and his ninth of the season, giving the Rebels a 2-0 lead.

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Red Deer Rebel Adam Musil screens Moose Jaw Warrior goaltender Zach Sawchenko as Warrior defenceman Josh Brook can do nothing on this play as Josh Mahura scores the Rebels second goal in the first period. The Rebels’ lead was short lived as Warriors forward’s Jayden Halbgewachs and Brett Howden scored just minutes later to tie it up heading into the break. “We didn’t play well after the first 15 minutes. They’re a really good hockey team and we let them play their game. When you don’t get engaged in the game, it’s hard to play,” said Sutter. “We made two bad mistakes and it cost us our two first goals against.” What seemed to be a quiet second period for both teams, quickly turned into a bad period for the Rebels. Warriors defenceman Jett Woo scored late in the period followed by Halbgewachs’s second goal of the game, giving them a 4-2 lead heading into the third

period. Rebels goalie Riley Lamb allowed four goals on 30 shots and was replaced by Lasse Petersen to start the third period. “I was just trying to shake things up to try to get some juice going and get some energy in our group, but we didn’t get a response from it. From a coaching perspective, that was disappointing,” said Sutter. Warriors forward Nikita Popugaev added a late goal, putting the game out of reach. Rebels defenceman Colton Bobyk added two assists on the team’s two first period goals, keeping his point streak alive at 10 games (13 assists). The Rebels were out shot 43-30 and went 2-for-4 on the power play. Next up for the Rebels is a home game against the Saskatoon Blades, their first meeting of the season. Game time is 7 p.m. Note: Attendance was 4,671. jonathan.guignard@reddeeradvocate.com

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perheads on Saturday. Brody Bolton, Shawn Rowe, Bryce Marshall and Ryan Chambers added markers for the Wranglers in the win. Lane Brann was huge between the pipers for Blackfalds, making 42 saves for the win. Also on Friday, the Stettler Lightning grabbed a dominant 6-1 win over the Three Hills Thrashers. Dylan Houston led the way for the Lightning with two goals. Kieran Rost, Rylee Jacobson, Mark Bengert and Logan Davidson also scored for Stettler. Lane Congdon made 17 saves in the win. Ryan Spiller scored the only Three Hills goal. The Mountainview Colts rolled over the Ponoka Stampeders 9-2 on Friday. Nate Higgins scored the only goals for Ponoka.

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GREY CUP

Henry Burris hopes latest Grey Cup MVP outing lays ghosts to rest BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

ORONTO — Henry Burris carries a chip on his shoulder wherever he goes. At the 104th Grey Cup, the Ottawa Redblacks quarterback did it with a limp. The 41-year-old Burris’ left knee seized up during warmups Sunday. “All of a sudden I just felt a crunch, pop,” he said later after hobbling into the post-game news conference at BMO Field. “My knee just felt like it kind of went unstable or buckled on me.” He thought the discomfort was temporary, so he kept moving. “But then it continued to do it again and again and again,” he said. “Then I was like ‘No, please don’t tell me this is happening right now.”’ As Burris headed back to the locker-room for medical attention, speculation swirled that he might not be able to play against the favoured Calgary Stampeders. But after the Tenors performed a controversy-free version of O Canada, Burris was back throwing on the field. The Redblacks medical staff tightened his bulky brace so he couldn’t fully extend his knee, because that’s where the pain came. “They did some things, gave me some happy pills to make sure I didn’t feel as much pain. They moved it around to get it into a place of comfort to where I could manage it,” he said. Burris tested the knee in the locker-room and was confident he could do enough to help his team. “Henry said ‘If I’m good to go, I’ll let you know,’ and obviously he was,” said Ottawa coach Rick Campbell. The 17-year CFL veteran went out and ran for two (short) touchdowns and threw for three more in the Redblacks’ 39-33 overtime upset win, pulling the strings in a championship thriller that brought Ottawa its first CFL title in 40 years. He was good on 35 of 46 pass attempts for 461 yards — the fourth most in Grey Cup history — earning MVP honours while becoming the oldest quarterback to hoist the

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GREY CUP: Capacity crowd Before a capacity crowd of 33,421, Ottawa was a staggering underdog after finishing atop the East Division with an 8-9-1 mark — the first team in CFL history take first in a conference with a losing record. Calgary was a league-best 15-2-1 and was coming off a 42-15 West Division final win over B.C. And on Thursday, five Stampeders were honoured at the CFL awards banquet, including Mitchell, who received the league’s outstanding player honour. Calgary was looking to finish its banner season with a Grey Cup victory to garner support as the best team in history to capture a championship. Calgary was also playing to win for Mylan Hicks, a practice-roster player who was shot to death in September. His mother, Renee Hill, attended the game wearing her son’s No. 31 jersey and huddled with the defensive

championship trophy. He showed his savvy in doing so, freezing the Calgary defence with deft fakes all night. Burris, named the league’s Most Outstanding Player in 2015, also won the Grey Cup title and MVP honours as a Stampeder in 2008 after throwing for 328 yards and running for 79 more in Calgary’s 22-14 win over Montreal at Olympic Stadium. He first won the Grey Cup in 1998 with Calgary, watching others play in front of him. After being dubbed Good Hank and Bad Hank at different times in his career, he wears his heart on his sleeve as shown by a halftime interview with TSN in August. “For people out there, I’ve turned around four teams in this league. And I’ve done help do it here too,” he said. “So all the people talking junk, you can take that and shove it. That’s all I’ve got to say.” His Redblacks family has his back. “He’s a 41-year-old man that’s played a long time and you can count probably on one hand the guys that are able to do that that long,” said Campbell. “Hank is a champion,” said Ottawa defensive co-ordinator Mark Nelson. “Hank is a warrior.” “I’m just happy and honoured to play with a man of that calibre on and off the field,” added defensive back Abdul Kanneh. Burris, one of just three CFL players to pass for more than 60,000 career yards, set 20 school passing records during his four-year career at Temple. As a pro, he previously played in Calgary (199799 and 2005-11), Regina (2000 and 2003-04) and Hamilton (2012-13). He also spent time with the Green Bay Packers (2001), Chicago Bears (2002) and Berlin Thunder (2003) of NFL Europe. His memory is razor-sharp. Underneath that beaming smile, Burris remembers every slight along the way, every team that showed him the door. The Stampeders let him go. So did the Tiger-Cats. “They told me I wasn’t good enough anymore. They cut me,” said Burris. The chip grew during Grey Cup week. In his postgame media session, Burris listed just about every-

backs prior to the contest. But Burris, last year’s outstanding player, stole the show in leading an Ottawa team to a Grey Cup win for the first time since 1976 and avenging the franchise’s loss to Edmonton in the 2015 CFL title game. Burris’s apparent injury provided plenty of pre-game drama, and Burris wasn’t with the Redblacks when they took to the field. But he rejoined his teammates after undergoing treatment that reportedly included having the joint frozen and capped an impressive 65-yard, 10-play drive opening with a one-yard TD run at 6:46 to open the scoring. “They did some things, gave me some happy pills, to make sure I didn’t feel much pain,” Burris said. Calgary effectively countered with a four-play, 79-yard march Mitchell capped with a seven-yard TD strike to Jerome Messam at 9:14. After Ray Early’s 37-yard field goal put Ottawa ahead 10-7 at 13:03, the Stampeders lost leading receiver Marquay McDaniel to a shoulder injury late in the quarter. Patrick Lavoie had Ottawa’s other touchdown. Early added three converts and two field goals. Paredes booted a convert and two field goals.

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Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris has rid himself of some ghosts after leading his team to an overtime victory in the 104th Grey Cup. one who had written the Redblacks off. “It was like ‘Why did we show up?”’ he said. “It all added up. We heard what people were saying about how great they were. They can’t lose,” he added. That is rocket fuel to Burris’ competitive fire. Asked if Sunday’s performance might lay his personal ghosts to rest, he said he hoped so. “Because really what else can they say right now? For all the things that they say I can’t do, and the Good Hank and the Bad Hank, I mean what’s bad in winning a championship? With an organization that’s only been in existence for three years”

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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Tournament host Raiders earn silver medals BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

here were a few tears shed, but the Lindsay Thurber Raiders could leave the provincial high school 4A volleyball championships feeling good about themselves. Both the LTCHS boys and girls captured silver on their home court Saturday, losing to deserving champions. The LTCHS girls dropped a 1325, 15-25, 22-25 decision to the Jasper Place Rebels of Edmonton while the boys lost 22-25, 23-25, 16-25 to the top-seeded Dr. E.P. Scarlett Lancers of Calgary. The LTCHS boys came into the tournament ranked fourth and left second. “I’m proud of my guys, We fought all year just to gain respect and gain confidence in ourselves,” said Raiders head coach Terence McMullen. “I’m so proud of the way we grew as a team. We lost one of our middles, and lost some size, which would have helped and also Caden (power hitter Caden Shybunka) was playing with a knee injury, but everyone stepped up down the line.”

Raiders lost six-foot-five Jacob Alexander with a knee injury. The Raiders reached the final with an impressive 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 2513 victory over Edmonton Christian, while the Lancers defeated Jasper Place 25-14, 25-17, 25-20. The Raiders stayed with them most of the way in the final, but were just a bit short. “We did everything we could,” said McMullen. “We switched blockers, changed setting tempos and switched who we served to. We did what we could, but they have a stud on that side (middle Jackson Howe), and a whole bunch of other good players. “Overall they hit the ball hard and played good defence. We tried to match them point-for-point, but they were just better today.” The Raiders had problems handling Howe, who had 10 kills and four blocks. Yet Reece Lehman did a good job of getting his hands on several of Howe’s attacks in the third set. Lehman finished strong with 13 kills, three blocks and an ace. Six-foot-three middle Andy Reed, gave up some height, but finished with five blocks and two kills, while Shybunka had six kills and setter Chris-

topher Graham had 19 assists. “If you told me prior to the season we would be playing in the final in our gym I’d take that any day of the week,” said McMullen. “I’m disappointed, yet proud of what we did, and down the road, those guys will be proud as well.” The LTCHS girls ran up against a Jasper Place team that was playing at the top of their game, offensively and defensively. Defence and passing is usually the strength of the Raiders, but on this day the Rebels held an edge in both areas. “Jasper Place played extremely well in all areas,” said Raiders head coach Kirsten de Zutter, who had only two Grade 12s starting. “This is a huge accomplishment for a young team. We battled all year as a team. We relied on each other and really this was a great result for our team and I believe there’s more to come.” De Zutter has four provincial titles and now four silver medals, under her belt since arriving at LTCHS. In fact the Raiders reached the provincial final seven years in a row, winning a record three straight gold,

RED DEER COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Winning weekend for Kings basketball, hockey BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Kings 77 Kodiaks 76 ETHBRIDGE — The RDC Kings have one of the premier scorers in the Alberta Colleges Men’s Basketball League in Ian Tevis, and the Washington State native paid dividends Saturday. Tevis scored seven points in the final 32 seconds to give the Kings a highly entertaining 77-76 victory over the Lethbridge College Kodiaks. Tevis hit a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left then took a pass from Spencer Klassen, who had grabbed an offensive rebound, and nailed a three with 13 seconds left. Kai Greene then stole the ball with eight seconds remaining, gave it to Tevis who hit a jumper with three seconds on the clock. The win gave the Kings an 8-1 record and first place in the South Division at the Christmas break. Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and SAIT are all 5-2. Medicine Hat was undefeated but forfeited two games for using an ineligible player. One of those games was against Lethbridge, the other Briercrest. Tevis finished with 20 points and four rebounds while Shayne Stumpf had 16 points, 10 rebounds and three

assists, Greene had 10 points, five boards, seven assists and five steals. Matt Matear had another double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Klassen grabbed five boards. Kodiaks 81 Queens 53 The Kodiaks are one of the topranked teams in the country, and they showed why in their 81-53 win over RDC. The Kodiaks controlled the boards, holding a 51-34 edge in rebounds, while RDC didn’t control the ball and finished with 33 turnovers to Lethbridge’s 18. The Kodiaks outscored RDC 39-11 following turnovers. Kiana Mintz had 17 points and three rebounds, Emily White had 12 points and four rebounds, Dedra Janvier had nine points and four assists and Mary Krause grabbed five rebounds for RDC. The Queens have a 3-9 record with Lethbridge at 7-0. Hockey Kings 5 Clippers 2 CARONPORT, Sask. — The RDC Kings moved Landon Kletke onto the line with Riley Simpson and Tyler Berkholtz, and the move paid off. Kletke had a goal and two assists, Berkholtz a goal and one helper and Simpson a goal as the Kings downed the Briercrest Bible College Clippers 5-2 in Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League play Saturday afternoon. Dustin Gorgi and Scott Ferguson, who shot into an empty net, also scored for the Kings, who are 8-5-2-1.

David Heath had three assists. The Kings led 2-0 only to see the Clippers get goals from Josiah Friesen and Ben Feese in the second period to tie the game. Simpson broke the deadlock at 12:22 and Kletke scored at 19:54. Troy Trombley finished with 25 saves in goal for RDC, while Dan Dekoning had 37 stops for BBC. The Kings are finished their first half of the schedule, but face the Lacombe Generals in exhibition play Dec. 3 in Penhold and Dec. 10 in Lacombe. Broncos 3 Queens 2 (OT) OLDS — The RDC Queens can’t stand prosperity. After whipping the Broncos 6-1 at home Thursday and leading 2-0 until the final three minuets of the third period Saturday, the Queens lost 3-2 in overtime to the last place Broncos. Emily Swier and Keinyn Nordell scored for the Queens before Chelsea Broadhead tallied at 17:03 and 18:40 of the third period to force overtime, where Lisa Campeau scored the winner. Alex Frisk made 13 saves for RDC, who had 23 shots on Catalina Hartland. The Queens, 8-3-2, finish the first half of their season Tuesday when they entertain NAIT at 7 p.m. at the Centrium.

two silver, a gold and another silver. All the gold came with at least one big-time player on the roster. The first three came with Julie Young leading the way and fourth with Jaime Thibeault in the middle. Both Young and Thibeault played with the national team. “This was a team effort,” added de Zutter. “It was an enjoyable experience. I’m proud to be the coach of the Raiders and proud of the fight they put in. We have no regrets.” The Raiders reached the final with a 24-21, 25-18, 25-17 win over William Aberhart. The Rebels downed Western Canada 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-21. Journey Flewell had 10 kills in the final with Jayda Aasman adding six kills. Nicole Thomas had four blocks and two kills and Hayley Lalor had 17 assists, Mandy Behiels had 18 kills for the Rebels. Jasper Place finished third on the boys’ side downing Edmonton Christian 3-0, while Aberhart stopped Western Canada, 3-2, for bronze in the girls’ side. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@ reddeeradvocate.com.

Stettler Wildcats fall short in football Tier IV provincial championship The Stettler Wildcats had to settle for silver in the provincial high school Tier IV football championships. The Wildcats dropped a 22-13 decision to the Bow Valley Bobcats. The Wildcats led 7-0 after the first quarter and 7-1 at the half, but 14 unanswered points in the third quarter gave Bow Valley the lead. Will McDonald led the Wildcats with 66 yards rushing on four carries, while Teron Garbutt had 42 yards on 12 carries and scored a touchdown. Mitch Gudgeon grabbed five passes for 133 yards and a major. Carson Neitz was at quarterback and connected on 10 of 23 passes for 195 yards. Meanwhile in six-man action, St. Josephs beat the Rimbey Spartans 76-12. Hudson Scott rushed for 115 yards on 13 carries and connected on 13 of 29 passes for 209 yards for the Spartans. He had one touchdown while Keaton Lapointe had six receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown. St. Francis Browns of Calgary won the Tier I title with a 16-11 decision over Bev Facey. The Foothills Falcons stopped St. Joseph’s 37-4 in the Tier II division, while Tier III title went to Cochrane with a 29-20 win over Holy Rosary of Lloydminster.

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Hard fought provincial silver

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Clockwise from top left: The Lindsay Thurber Raiders, as the hometown favorites at the tournament had the best cheering section through the tournament. Lindsay Thurber Raider Reece Lehman takes a shot against Dr. E.P Scarlet Lancers during gold medal action Saturday. Lindsay Thurber Raider Hayley Lalor digs a ball against the Jasper Place Rebels in the gold medal game. The Raiders girls huddle up after their loss in the provincial final. Lindsay Thurber Raider Andy Reed makes a shot as Dr. E.P Scarlet Lancer jumps to block during gold medal action.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

GREY CUP

Sure-handed Redblacks receiver Ernest Jackson doesn’t disappoint BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

ORONTO — Ottawa receiver Ernest Jackson didn’t drop a ball all season. So when Henry Burris threw a pass his way in overtime at the Grey Cup, things looked bright. Uncharacteristically, Jackson bobbled the ball. But after treating it like a hot potato, he hauled it in for an 18-yard TD that proved to be the winning margin in the Redblacks’ 39-33 upset win Sunday over the Calgary Stampeders. “A couple of bobbles. I was just so excited to see the end zone wide open,” said a smiling Jackson. “I bobbled the ball up and I just focused on it and finished (the catch). The sure-handed Jackson finished with 10 catches for 96 yards. He hauled in 88 passes for 1,225 yards and 10 touchdowns during the regular season.

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Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver Jake Harty (8) and Redblacks linebacker Tanner Doll (52) celebrate their victory over the Calgary Stampeders during overtime CFL Grey Cup action Sunday in Toronto.

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ORONTO — The cry in the Ottawa Redblacks locker-room was loud but simple. “We need more champagne.” And why not? After 72 points, 959 yards net offence, eight turnovers and a 39-33 upset overtime victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the 104th Grey Cup, an epic celebration was indeed in order. Given it was the CFL, the bubbly was not Dom Perignon. But Spumante Bambino, cold Budweiser and smelly cigars did the trick nicely. Sunday night, the Redblacks conquered the Stampeders and then, after celebrating with friends, family and fans in the BMO Field north endzone, turned the Argos locker-room into a dancing, singing happy mass of humanity. “All I’m really thinking about tonight is one, showering because I have a mixture of sweat, Gatorade and champagne all over me right now,” said stoic head coach Rick Campbell. “And two, just enjoying this night with all of our team.” The Redblacks, whose regular-season record was a modest 8-9-1, led 20-7 at the half and survived a 26-point Calgary comeback in the second half that included 10 points in the last one minute 46 seconds. “The neat thing here is our kids kept fighting,” said Ottawa defensive co-ordinator Mark Nelson, who could pass for a slightly younger Nick Nolte. “I mean it looked a little shaky about there the last about a minute and a half and about the last 30 seconds.” The celebration has been 40 years and several incarnations in the making. Ottawa last won the CFL championship in 1976 when the Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tony Gabriel’s iconic last-minute 24-yard touchdown reception from Tom Clements. It was the city’s ninth Grey Cup triumph — and fourth in nine years (1968, ‘69, ‘73 and ‘76).

Ottawa also lifted the trophy in 1925, ‘26, ‘40, ‘51 and ‘60. Campbell said when he interviewed for the Ottawa job, “I thought Ottawa could be something special and it is in every sense of the word.” The Redblacks, who entered the league as an expansion team in 2014 in the wake of the defunct Renegades and Rough Riders, were was beaten 26-20 by the Edmonton on a late touchdown in last year’s Grey Cup in Winnipeg. As the Redblacks celebrated the city’s latest triumph on the field, third-string quarterback Danny O’Brien came over to receiver Brad Sinopoli, named the game’s Most Valuable Canadian, and planted a big wet one on him. “It feels great,” said defensive back Abdul Kanneh. “Finally, finally, finally, finally we got it done. We got it done.” Campbell, whose father Hugh won 10 Grey Cups as a player, coach and executive, kept his cool throughout Sunday’s roller-coaster ride. “I know I look like I’m calm and that’s not an accident,” said Rick Campbell. “Football’s very emotional and you need to make sure you’re making good decisions and that the players keep focusing on the task at hand and all that. “But if you don’t like ups and downs and that type of stuff, then football’s not a good profession to be in. But I think that’s why everybody loves it.” The 2016 Redblacks are just the third team to reach the Grey Cup with a losing regular-season record. The seven-win discrepancy between Ottawa and Calgary was the second-largest behind 1981 when 14-1-1 Edmonton beat 5-11-0 Ottawa 26-13. The last team to win the Cup with a poorer record was Toronto in 2012 when the 9-9-0 Argos beat 12-6-0 Calgary 35-22. “We were banged up,” said Nelson. “Calgary’s a stud team. And we beat them today.” Added Kanneh: “Calgary’s a very good team. But we came out there and showed the world that we’re a very good team too tonight.”

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Dahmer-Parcels duo leads RDC men’s curling rink on a blazing hot streak at bonspiel

year ago skip Ryan Dahmer and third Ty Parcels were strangers when it came to the RDC men’s curling team. It took the pair most of the season to feel comfortable with each other when it came to how they wanted to play the game. “It was a bit nerve-racking last year as we didn’t know each other, but this year we curl on a men’s team together and we’re comfortable with each other … we know what to do so it’s easy to call a game,” said Parcels. The Dahmer-Parcels led RDC men’s team showed just how comfortable they are as they posted a 6-0 record during the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Fall Regional bonspiel at the Pidherney Centre during the weekend. “We’re definitely stoked to be 6-0 but we won’t let it affect how hard to we play the rest of the season,” added Parcels. The Fall Regional is the first of two bonspiels that lead to the ACAC championship. The top four teams in the men’s, women’s and mixed divisions advance to the finals after the second ‘spiel, which is set for Jan. 27-29 in Edmonton. The men’s team also includes newcomer Austin Kelts-Larsen at second and either returnee Jordan Smith or newcomer David Austin at lead.

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Christian Knights capture fifth provincial high school volleyball title BLACK DIAMOND — The Central Alberta Christian Knights captured their fifth provincial high school volleyball championship Saturday. The Knights, who won the 1A title in 1995 and the 3A crown in 1997, ‘98 and 2005, won the 2A title with a 25-16, 25-23 victory over Calgary Rundle College. The final appeared as if it would go to a third set as the Knights trailed 14-19 and 20-23 before finding their rhythm. Overall the team, which was coached by Matt Keller, Matt Andersen and Mel Brandsma, lost just one set. They defeated Plamondon, host Oilfields, St. Joseph’s from Whitecourt, St. Mary’s of Taber and West Island College 2-0 each in their pool. They needed three sets to dispose of St. Michaels of Pincher Creek in the semifinal. ● VEGREVILLE — The Rimbey Spartans took second place in the 2A girls championships. The Spartans lost to Spirit River in the final (score unavailable) after downing Vegreville 28-30, 25-21, 15-13 in the semifinal and Picture Butte 2521, 25-22 in the quarter-final. In pool play the Spartans defeated Edmonton

Last year the team finished third in the ACAC and competed at the nationals. “We had a good opening day at the nationals, then fell short,” said Parcels. “We told ourselves after last season that we want to get back to the nationals and win a medal.” Dahmer was the co-male curler of the year in the ACAC last season, and Parcels was an all-star. “We had a lot of confidence coming back,” added Parcels. The RDC team defeated Olds 8-2 and 4-2 and Augustana 8-3 and 4-2 while downing NAIT 8-2 and Lakeland 6-5. NAIT finished at 4-2, Augustana 2-3, Lakeland 1-4 and Olds 0-5. The RDC mixed team, skipped by Shayne Copeland also had a strong start, posting a 6-1 record. Copeland, who has Ashlyn Wozny at third, Andrew Jones at second and either Taylor Konschuh or Chloe Logelin at lead defeated MacEwan University 7-3, NAIT 6-3, Olds 6-5, Augustana 7-5, Portage 9-1 and Lakeland 6-1 while losing 6-1 to Concordia. Copeland played third last year while Wozny was lead along with Logelin. The team finished third at the ACAC finals. Lakeland was also 6-1 with Concordia 5-2, Olds 4-3, MacEwan and NAIT 3-4, Portage 1-6 and Augustana 0-7. The women’s team of skip Marla Sherrer, third Sara McMann, second Katie Primrose and lead Brett Day had their ups and downs finishing at 3-2.

They defeated Grant MacEwan 7-6, NAIT 5-4 and Lakeland 6-3 and lost 7-4 to Concordia an 8-3 to Augustana. Sherrer won silver at last year’s ACAC finals. McMann moved up from second while Day skipped the mixed team last season. Concordia was first at 4-1 with NAIT and Augustana tied with RDC at 3-2 with MacEwan and Lakeland at 1-4. “I thought all three teams did well,” said RDC head coach Brad Hamilton. “We’re ecstatic with the men’s and mixed teams, while the women weren’t quite on, but were still 3-2. They do have another level. “The men had one game when they weren’t as sharp, but put themselves in a good position heading into the second ‘spiel. The mixed had to one blimp, but that may have been good for them, as they refocused and finished strong.” Hamilton admits you don’t win the championship the first week, but you could be out of it. “We put ourselves in a good position in all three divisions,” he said. The ACAC championship, hosted by Lakeland, takes place Feb. 24-26. Danny Rode is a retired Advcocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletics.ca

Christian 2-1, Onoway 2-0 and Vauxhall 2-0 and lost 2-1 to Plamondon and 2-0 to Spirit River. ● CAMROSE — The Central Alberta teams didn’t fare well in the 3A provincials. Both Camrose (3-2) and H.J. Cody of Sylvan Lake (1-4) didn’t make the playoffs on the boys’ side while Camrose and Innisfail were both 2-3 in the girls’ division and missed the playoffs. Strathcona won the boys’ title and St. Joseph’s of Grande Prairie the girls. ● BOW ISLAND — Provost captured the girls’ title at the 1A championships while Mallaig won the boys’ crown. Bawlf took third in the girls’ division.

win. In other weekend action, the Innisfall Eagles dropped a pair of games. On Friday night, Innisfall fell 5-4 to the Stony Plain Eagles, then followed that with a 5-4 loss to the Ft. Saskatchewan Chiefs on Saturday. Simon Desbiens, Tyler Beechey, Ryan Caswell and Tom Mikrut had goals on Friday. In Saturday’s loss, Beechey scored twice, Mikrut and Ty Clay each added a goal.

Lacombe Generals on a high in the Chinook Hockey League

Saturday night featured two matchups in the Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association. The Triple “A” Batteries took down the B Town Maple Jordans 85-48. Andre Touchette scored a game-high 20 points for the Triple “A” Batteries and Aaron Moritz was the leading scorer for the B Town Maple Jordans with 9 points. The other game featured a 61-52 win for the Silver Spurs over the Drystone Ballers. Cody Spencer had a game-high 20 points for the Ballers while Adam Bullock dropped 15 for the Spurs.

The Lacombe Generals continued to roll Saturday in the Chinook Hockey League with a 7-3 over the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs. The Generals are now 8-1 on the year and sit in first place. Chris Rauckman and Brandon Magee led the way for the Generals with two goals. Myles Bell, Tanner Korchinski and Troy Hunter each also added a goal. Kraymer Barnstable made 42 saves for the Generals in the

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NBA

Raptors unleashing scoring power on hapless 76ers BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

Raptors 122 76ers 95 ORONTO — It’s deja vu for the 76ers. Just like in previous seasons, life away from the Wells Fargo Center has been full of painful loses. Now they’re close to being, once again, historic. The short-handed Sixers are one loss away from tying the franchise record for consecutive road losses. They reached 22 straight since Jan. 27 on Monday as they were dominated by the Toronto Raptors, 122-95, loss at Air Canada Centre. The Sixers set the franchise record of 23 straight over two seasons from March 29 to Dec. 23, 2015. A consecutive road-loss streak isn’t the only skid the Sixers (4-14) failed to snap. Monday also marked their 13th consecutive setback to the Raptors (11-6). They were doomed by an inability to stop former Villanova standout Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciuas and Terrence Ross. Lowry finished with 24 points on 7-for-9 shooting to go with eight assists and four rebounds. The former Cardinal Dougherty standout and North Philly native made all six of his 3-point attempts. He became the first Raptor to go 6 for 6 in 3s. Sixteen of his points came in the first half. Valanciunas finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and a steal before leaving the game in third quarter to get his ankle retaped. With the game of out control, the 7-footer did not have to return. Ross, a reserve swingman, added 22 points. Robert Covington paced the Sixers with 20 points while making a season-high six threes. Jahlil Okafor finished with 15 points starting in place of Joel Embiid at center. Embiid missed his sixth game to rest his right foot. The Sixers were once again without Jerryd Bayless, who was arguably this summer’s top free-agent acquisition. The point guard missed his second straight game with left wrist soreness. He suffered a torn ligament in September. Bayless’ status for Wednesday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings is unknown. The ninth-year veteran elected not to have surgery when he initially suffered the injury. As a result, he’s in a lot of pain. His pain tolerance will be the deciding factor in whether he elects to have season-ending surgery. Bayless missed the trip to receive treatment at the team’s practice facility in Camden. “He’s a competitive kid,” said Gerald Henderson, the Sixers’ other free-agent addition along with Sergio Rodriguez. “He wants to play. Whatever the status of his wrist is, I know it’s bothering him, contemplating whatever it is he may be contemplating.” Coach Brett Brown said right now things are fluid. “Personally, I’m a little bit worried,” he said. Bayless missed the first 13 games of the season after tearing a ligament during training camp in September. He made his Sixers debut on Nov. 21 in a victory over the Miami Heat. Bayless played in the next two games, making his long-awaited start on Friday. He experienced soreness throughout that game and sat out Saturday’s light practice before missing games Sunday and Monday. “It’s hard because when we signed, we were here the same day,” said Rodriguez, who finished with 11 points and seven assists while starting in place of Bayless. “We talked about how good we can do. So, you know, we had expectations.” The team also is without Ben Simmons (foot) and Nerlens Noel (knee), who have yet to play this season.

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Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas (17) dunks over Philadelphia 76ers centre Jahlil Okafor (8) during first-half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Monday. “We need to step up,” Rodriguez said. “I think we are doing a good job almost competing every game to be our best. But obviously, it’s frustrating for them and for us to see them injured.” The Sixers were at a huge loss before the boarded a flight here Sunday evening. There were without their leading scorer, rebounder and rim protector in Embiid. The rookie center sat out the second of back-to-back games.

Without him, the team didn’t have anyone to challenge Valanciunas on the boards and defensively. Nor were the Sixers able to stop the Raptors’ 3-point barrage. The team made seven of its first 10 and finished 13 for 19. Henderson had his worst game as Sixer, failing to score on 0-for-7 shooting. The Raptors led by as many as 31 points late in the fourth quarter.

LOCAL SPORTS ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels Today vs. Lethbridge Hurricanes, 7

● Junior B: Heritage League, Red Deer Vipers at Blackfalds Wranglers: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels vs. Saskatoon Blades, 7 p.m., Centrium ● Junior B: Heritage League, Airdrie at Ponoka Stampeders, 8 p.m.

Friday

● Bantam Elite Girls: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs vs. Peace Country, 6 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Lethbridge Hurricanes. ● AJHL: Olds Grizzlys vs. Calgary Canucks, 7 p.m., Sportsplex. ● Junior B: Heritage League, Coaldale at Three Hills Thrashers, 8 p.m. ● CHL: Chinook League, Lacombe Generals at Innisfail Eagles, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Bantam AAA: Red Deer Rebels vs. Southeast, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Midget AAA: Red Deer Optimist Chiefs vs. Lethbridge, 4:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Midget AAA Girls: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs vs. Calgary Fire, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

p.m., Centrium. ● Junior B: Heritage League, Mountainview at Red Deer Vipers, 8 p.m., Collicutt Centre.; Airdrie at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Minor midget: Red Deer Northstar Chiefs vs. Calgary Bruins, 1:30 p.m., Kinex; Red Deer TBS Chiefs vs.Lethbridge, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen. ● Bantam AAA: Red Deer Rebels vs. Lethbridge, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Junior B: Heritage League, Red Deer Vipers at Ponoka Stampeders, 2:30 p.m.; Three Hills Thrashers at Blackfalds Wranglers, 3:30 p.m. ● Midget AAA Girls: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs vs. Edmonton Pandas, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Monday

● Women’s Basketball: Red Deer League, Dynamo vs. Pink Panthers, 7:15 p.m., Funk vs. Rampage, 8:30 p.m., LTCHS Gym 11; Average Joe’s vs. Raptors, 7:15 p.m., Xpress vs. Quarter-Pro, 8:30 p.m., CACHS; Big Ballers vs. Spartans, 7:15 p.m., Storm vs. Shooting Stars & Age Gap, 8:30 p.m., LTCHS North; Hoosier Daddy vs. Triple Threat, 7:15 p.m., LTCHS South.

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Cleveland 13 2 .867 Toronto 11 6 .647 Chicago 10 6 .625 Charlotte 10 7 .588 Boston 10 7 .588 Atlanta 10 8 .556 Indiana 9 9 .500 New York 8 9 .471 Milwaukee 7 8 .467 Detroit 8 10 .444 Washington 6 10 .375 Orlando 6 11 .353 Miami 5 12 .294 Brooklyn 4 12 .250 Philadelphia 4 14 .222

GB — 3 3½ 4 4 4½ 5½ 6 6 6½ 7½ 8 9 9½ 10½

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct 16 2 .889 14 3 .824 14 4 .778 11 6 .647 11 7 .611 11 8 .579 10 8 .556 9 9 .500 9 10 .474 7 10 .412 7 11 .389 6 12 .333 5 12 .294 5 13 .278 3 13 .188

GB — 1½ 2 4½ 5 5½ 6 7 7½ 8½ 9 10 10½ 11 12

Golden State San Antonio L.A. Clippers Houston Memphis Oklahoma City Utah L.A. Lakers Portland Denver Sacramento New Orleans Minnesota Phoenix Dallas

Sunday’s Games Cleveland 112, Philadelphia 108 Denver 120, Phoenix 114 Indiana 91, L.A. Clippers 70 Milwaukee 104, Orlando 96 Sacramento 122, Brooklyn 105 Dallas 91, New Orleans 81 Houston 130, Portland 114 L.A. Lakers 109, Atlanta 94 Monday’s Games Washington 101, Sacramento 95, OT Boston 112, Miami 104 Oklahoma City 112, New York 103 Toronto 122, Philadelphia 95 Charlotte 104, Memphis 85 Utah 112, Minnesota 103 Golden State 105, Atlanta 100 Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

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L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Orlando at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Houston at Utah, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Sacramento at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 6 p.m. New York at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Washington at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Miami at Denver, 7 p.m. Indiana at Portland, 8 p.m. Thursday’s Games Dallas at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Orlando at Memphis, 6 p.m. Miami at Utah, 7 p.m. Houston at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. NBA TEAM STATISTICS Team Offense G Pts Avg Golden State 17 2012 118.4 Cleveland 15 1680 112.0 Houston 17 1866 109.8 Portland 19 2084 109.7 Toronto 16 1733 108.3 L.A. Lakers 18 1948 108.2 L.A. Clippers 18 1941 107.8 Denver 17 1819 107.0 Oklahoma City 18 1922 106.8 Phoenix 18 1909 106.1 Charlotte 16 1693 105.8 Chicago 16 1685 105.3 Brooklyn 16 1678 104.9 San Antonio 17 1775 104.4 Boston 16 1664 104.0

Utah Memphis Detroit Miami L.A. Clippers San Antonio Orlando Chicago Atlanta Dallas Milwaukee Cleveland Boston Charlotte

Team Defence G Pts Avg 17 1578 92.8 17 1647 96.9 18 1747 97.1 16 1558 97.4 18 1753 97.4 17 1677 98.6 17 1681 98.9 16 1584 99.0 17 1685 99.1 16 1606 100.4 15 1535 102.3 15 1542 102.8 16 1654 103.4 16 1654 103.4

HOCKEY WHL Eastern Conference East Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Regina 23 17 2 4 0 122 73 38 Moose Jaw 24 15 5 4 0 90 82 34 Swift Current 28 14 8 2 4 93 86 34 Brandon 24 12 9 3 0 89 78 27 Saskatoon 27 10 16 1 0 66 109 21 Prince Albert 24 5 18 1 0 52 86 11 Central Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Medicine Hat 26 20 5 1 0 134 78 41 Red Deer 27 12 11 2 2 95 108 28 Edmonton 27 12 13 2 0 79 97 26 Lethbridge 25 11 11 1 2 79 96 25 Calgary 22 8 12 2 0 50 80 18 Kootenay 27 5 16 5 1 67 116 16 Western Conference U.S. Division W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Everett 18 3 4 0 81 45 40 Tri-City 16 9 2 0 102 93 34 Seattle 13 9 1 1 75 70 28 Portland 13 12 1 0 103 90 27 Spokane 10 9 4 1 82 86 25 B.C. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Prince George 26 18 6 2 0 93 69 38 Victoria 27 14 11 2 0 87 81 30 Kamloops 27 14 12 1 0 87 74 29 Kelowna 25 14 11 0 0 79 83 28 Vancouver 27 10 16 0 1 80 105 21 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. GP 25 27 24 26 24

Sunday’s Games Portland 6 Prince George 3 Edmonton 5 Kootenay 3 Today’s Games Prince Albert at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. Prince George at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Prince Albert at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Seattle at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Brandon at Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Kelowna at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Kootenay at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. Saskatoon at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 7 p.m. Portland at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Kelowna at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Brandon at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. Medicine Hat at Everett, 7:35 p.m. Kootenay at Seattle, 7:35 p.m. Saturday’s Games Kootenay at Portland, 2 p.m. Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m. Calgary at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Medicine Hat at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY’S SUMMARY Warriors 5, Rebels 2 First Period 1. Red Deer, Hagel 13 (Bobyk, Mahura) 9:45 (pp). 2. Red Deer, Mahura 9 (Bobyk, Hagel) 15:12 (pp). 3. Moose Jaw, Halbgewachs 18 (unassisted) 16:44 (pp). 4. Moose Jaw, Howden 11 (Sozanski, Halbgewachs) 17:36. Penalties — Langan Mj (interference) 9:13 Sozanski Mj (high sticking) 11:26 Musil Rd (tripping) 11:26 Langan Mj (hooking) 13:44 Pratt Rd (tripping) 16:20. Second Period 5. Moose Jaw, Woo 3 (Halbgewachs, Howden) 16:16 (pp). 6. Moose Jaw, Halbgewachs 19 (Howden) 17:21. Penalties — Popugaev Mj (high sticking) 6:00 Mahura Rd (interference) 10:48 Hagel Rd (tripping) 12:20 Jeannot Mj (slashing) 13:36 Sass Rd (holding) 14:26. Third Period 7. Moose Jaw, Popugaev 19 (Burke, Brook) 18:13 (pp). Penalties — Bobyk Rd (slashing) 7:47 Zaitsev Mj (tripping) 13:00 Cutler Rd (slashing) 17:11. Shots on goal by Moose Jaw 17 13 13 — 43 Red Deer 12 7 11 — 30 Goal — Moose Jaw: Sawchenko (W, 8-2-3-0). Red Deer: Lamb (L, 9-5-1-1), Petersen (0:00 third, 13 shots, 12 saves). Power plays (goals-chances) — Moose Jaw: 3-6 Red Deer: 2-4. Referees — Jason Cramer, Jonathan Spurgeon. Linesmen — Chad Huseby, Jory Lutzmann. Attendance — 4,671 at Red Deer. WHL SCORING LEADERS G A Pts S. Steel, Reg 17 24 41 M. Shaw, MH 5 35 40 A. Brooks, Reg 9 29 38 N. Popugaev, MJ 19 18 37 C. Glass, Por 13 24 37 C.Butcher, MH 11 26 37 M. Rasmussen, TC 20 13 33 M. Spacek, RD 14 19 33 T. Steenbergen, SC 20 12 32 J. Halbgewachs, MJ 19 13 32 K.Yamamoto, SPO 17 14 31 S. McKenzie, Por 15 16 31 Matt Bradley, MH 14 17 31 D. Quenneville, MH 13 18 31 K. Iverson, Por 10 21 31 S. Owre, MH 6 25 31 A. Heponiemi, SC 6 25 31 B. Hagel, RD 13 17 30 L. Pederson, SC 13 17 30 M.Geekie, TC 11 19 30 P. Bajkov, EVT 10 20 30 J. Välimäki, TC 10 20 30 T. Sandhu, TC 5 25 30

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 22 16 4 2 34 67 Ottawa 22 14 7 1 29 51 Tampa Bay 23 13 9 1 27 70 Boston 22 12 10 0 24 53 Florida 22 11 10 1 23 57 Toronto 21 9 8 4 22 66 Detroit 22 10 10 2 22 54 Buffalo 21 7 9 5 19 39 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 23 15 7 1 31 85 Pittsburgh 22 13 6 3 29 66 Washington 21 13 6 2 28 57 Columbus 20 11 5 4 26 62 New Jersey 21 10 6 5 25 53 Philadelphia 23 10 10 3 23 74 Carolina 21 9 8 4 22 52 N.Y. Islanders 21 7 10 4 18 51

GA 48 51 60 50 58 69 58 53 GA 57 65 48 47 55 78 56 64

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 23 14 6 3 31 66 59 St. Louis 23 13 7 3 29 62 63 Minnesota 21 11 7 3 25 58 42 Dallas 23 9 8 6 24 60 76 Nashville 21 10 8 3 23 60 54 Winnipeg 24 10 12 2 22 63 70 Colorado 20 9 10 1 19 44 58 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 23 12 9 2 26 68 59 Los Angeles 22 12 9 1 25 57 54 San Jose 22 12 9 1 25 52 48 Anaheim 22 10 8 4 24 57 54 Calgary 25 10 13 2 22 57 77 Vancouver 22 9 11 2 20 49 66 Arizona 20 8 10 2 18 50 63 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Boston 4, Tampa Bay 1 Winnipeg 3, Nashville 0 Arizona 2, Edmonton 1 Carolina 3, Florida 2 Ottawa 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 5, Calgary 3 Monday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 2, Calgary 1, OT St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT Today’s Games Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 5 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Florida at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 7 p.m. Toronto at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 8 p.m. Montreal at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 5 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Carolina at Boston, 5 p.m. Florida at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m. Columbus at Colorado, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 8 p.m. SUNDAY’S SUMMARIES Philadelphia 5, Calgary 3 First Period 1. Calgary, Brodie 1 (Backlund, Bennett) 7:42 (sh). 2. Philadelphia, Raffl 4 (Voracek, MacDonald) 17:42. Penalties — Frolik Cgy (hooking) 6:24 Engelland Cgy (cross-checking) 13:56 Tkachuk Cgy (holding) 19:45. Second Period 3. Philadelphia, Voracek 8 (Giroux, Simmonds) :52 (pp). 4. Philadelphia, VandeVelde 4 (Lyubimov) 7:20. 5. Philadelphia, Simmonds 11 (Cousins) 7:44. Penalties — None. Third Period 6. Calgary, Tkachuk 6 (Hamilton, Giordano) 8:05 (pp). 7. Philadelphia, Lyubimov 2 (Del Zotto, VandeVelde) 9:55. 8. Calgary, Chiasson 4 (Hamilton, Brodie) 18:10 (sh). Penalties — Stajan Cgy (tripping) :29 Cousins Pha (hooking) 7:09 Tkachuk Cgy (cross-checking) 14:38 Konecny Pha, Tkachuk Cgy, Tkachuk Cgy (roughing) 14:38 Gudas Pha, Wideman Cgy, Tkachuk Cgy (misconduct) 14:38. Shots on goal by Calgary 7 12 13 — 32 Philadelphia 15 14 14 — 43 Goal — Calgary: Johnson (L, 7-4-1). Philadelphia: Stolarz (W, 1-0-0). Arizona 2, Edmonton 1 First Period 1. Arizona, Vrbata 7 (Ekman-Larsson) 16:10. Penalties — Ekman-Larsson Ariz (interference) 8:59 Doan Ariz (delay of game) 13:36. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Larsson Edm (elbowing) 6:57 Hanzal Ariz, Russell Edm (holding) 7:38 Larsson Edm (hooking) 14:47. Third Period 2. Edmonton, Lucic 7 (McDavid, Draisaitl) 10:39. 3. Arizona, McGinn 4 (Duclair, Dvorak) 16:16. Penalties — Dauphin Ariz (goaltender interference) 6:29. Shots on goal by Arizona 6 10 7 — 23 Edmonton 13 13 16 — 42 Goal — Arizona: Smith (W, 4-1-1). Edmonton: Talbot (L, 11-8-2).

Carolina 3, Florida 2 First Period 1. Florida, Marchessault 10 (Jagr, Barkov) 5:41 (pp). 2. Florida, Ekblad 6 (Barkov) 9:51. Penalties — Stalberg Car (boarding) 5:17. Second Period 3. Carolina, Stalberg 4 (Tennyson, Nestrasil) 5:21. 4. Carolina, Skinner 9 (Rask, Leighton) 7:12. 5. Carolina, Ryan 1 (Skinner) 8:49 (pp). Penalties — Demers Fla (holding) 8:42 Hanifin Car (tripping) 14:16 Nordstrom Car (closing hand on puck) 16:14. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Florida bench (too many men, served by Marchessault) :57 Skinner Car (goaltender interference) 9:21 Trocheck Fla (tripping) 18:05. Shots on goal by Florida 16 7 10 — 33 Carolina 9 13 5 — 27 Goal — Florida: Reimer (L, 3-4-1). Carolina: Leighton (W, 1-0-0). Ottawa 2, NY Rangers 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Lazar Ott (roughing) 11:28 Stepan NYR (cross-checking) 11:28 Nash NYR (roughing) 12:41 Ottawa bench (too many men, served by Lazar) 14:31 Pyatt Ott (holding) 17:00. Second Period 1. Ottawa, Pageau 3 (Pyatt, Smith) 1:54. 2. Ottawa, Stone 6 (Hoffman) 16:11 (pp). Penalties — Phaneuf Ott (slashing) 5:20 Smith Ott (hooking) 11:24 M.Staal NYR (high-sticking) 14:35. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Ottawa 7 5 8 — 20 New York 13 7 13 — 33 Goal — Ottawa: Anderson (W, 12-4-1). NY Rangers: Raanta (L, 5-1-0). Boston 4, Tampa Bay 1 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Miller Bos (slashing) 3:15 Nash Bos (tripping) 10:18 Krug Bos, Kucherov TB (slashing) 19:47 Kucherov TB, Krug Bos (fighting) 19:47. Second Period 1. Boston, Moore 6 (Miller, Spooner) 2:24. 2. Boston, Backes 5 (Bergeron, Krug) 12:30 (pp). 3. Boston, Hayes 1 (Krejci, Schaller) 17:33. Penalties — Drouin TB (tripping) 11:45. Third Period 4. Boston, Pastrnak 13 (Krug, Marchand) 9:43. 5. Tampa Bay, Hedman 5 (Nesterov, Point) 17:21. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Tampa Bay 7 9 15 — 31 Boston 6 15 9 — 30 Goal — Tampa Bay: Bishop (L, 7-8-0). Boston: Rask (W, 12-4-0). Winnipeg 3, Nashville 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Trouba Wpg (slashing) 7:15 Wilson Nash (tripping) 11:13 Jarnkrok Nash (tripping) 15:11. Second Period 1. Winnipeg, Stafford 1 (Trouba, Chiarot) 15:21. Penalties — Smith Nash (hooking) 2:46 Lowry Wpg (boarding) 3:45. Third Period 2. Winnipeg, Scheifele 12 (Wheeler, Trouba) 19:18 (en). 3. Winnipeg, Lowry 6 (unassisted) 19:50. Penalties — Wheeler Wpg (tripping) :48 Stuart Wpg (double high-sticking) 4:23 Smith Nash (tripping) 15:24. Shots on goal by Nashville 11 11 20 — 42 Winnipeg 4 13 7 — 24 Goal — Nashville: Saros (L, 1-1-0). Winnipeg: Hellebuyck (W, 8-8-0). MONDAY’S SUMMARIES NY Islanders 2, Calgary 1 (OT) First Period 1. NY Islanders, Tavares 6 (Bailey) 7:28. Penalties — Clutterbuck NYI (tripping) 5:02 Engelland Cgy (cross-checking) 8:32. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Giordano Cgy (tripping) 7:09 Engelland Cgy (elbowing) 15:52. Third Period 2. Calgary, Monahan 6 (Versteeg, Engelland) 5:51. Penalties — Hamilton Cgy (tripping) 15:09. Overtime 3. NY Islanders, Hickey 2 (Tavares, Prince) 1:53. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Calgary 4 11 11 0 — 26 New York 9 10 6 2 — 27 Goal — Calgary: Elliott (L, 3-9-1). NY Islanders: Greiss (W, 4-4-0). St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 (OT) First Period 1. St. Louis, Fabbri 5 (Bortuzzo, Lehtera) 13:36. Penalties — Klingberg Dal (tripping) 17:19. Second Period 2. St. Louis, Pietrangelo 5 (Berglund, Parayko) 4:17 (pp). 3. Dallas, Oleksiak 2 (Ja.Benn, Seguin) 16:21. Penalties — Lindell Dal (hooking) 2:52 Perron StL (stick holding) 9:45 Bouwmeester StL (interference) 13:29. Third Period 4. Dallas, Ja.Benn 7 (Honka, Spezza) 1:47 (pp). 5. St. Louis, Perron 7 (Schwartz, Bouwmeester) 13:12. 6. Dallas, Oleksiak 3 (Honka, Ja.Benn) 19:10. Penalties — Fabbri StL (hooking) 1:32 Spezza Dal (hooking) 4:34 Ritchie Dal (tripping) 7:03. Overtime 7. St. Louis, Tarasenko 10 (Lehtera, Shattenkirk) 3:24. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Dallas 4 6 9 2 — 21 St. Louis 9 12 8 2 — 31 Goal — Dallas: Niemi (L, 5-2-3). St. Louis: Allen (W, 11-3-3).

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FOOTBALL CFL PLAYOFFS Sunday, Nov. 13 Division Semifinals East Division Edmonton (W4) 24 Hamilton (E1) 21 West Division B.C. (W2) 32 Winnipeg (W3) 31 Sunday, Nov. 20 Division Finals East Division Ottawa (E1) 35 Edmonton (W4) 23 West Division Calgary (W1) 42 B.C. (W2) 15 Sunday, Nov. 27 104th Grey Cup At Toronto Ottawa (E1) 39 Calgary (W1) 33 SUNDAY’S SUMMARY RedBlacks 39, Stampeders 33 (OT) First Quarter Ott — TD Burris 1 run (Early convert) 6:46 Cgy — TD Messam 7 pass from Mitchell (Paredes convert) 9:13 Ott — FG Early 37 13:03 Second Quarter Ott — TD Lavoie 6 pass from Burris (Early convert) 8:37 Ott — FG Early 29 15:00 Third Quarter Ott — TD Sinopoli 9 pass from Burris (Early convert) 3:21 Cgy — FG Paredes 32 7:27 Cgy — TD Durant 33 pass from Mitchell (Paredes convert) 11:01 Fourth Quarter Cgy — TD Buckley 1 run (convert failed) 1:25 Ott — TD Burris 1 run (convert failed) 8:57 Cgy — TD Daniels 19 run (Paredes convert) 13:22 Cgy — FG Paredes 10 14:50 Overtime Ott — TD Jackson 18 pass from Burris (two-point convert failed) Calgary 7 0 10 16 0 — 33 Ottawa 10 10 7 6 6 — 39 Attendance — 33,421 at Toronto.

Chicago NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 2 0 .818 293 Miami 7 4 0 .636 249 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 281 N.Y. Jets 3 8 0 .273 196 South W L T Pct PF Houston 6 5 0 .545 194 Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 308 Indianapolis 5 6 0 .455 270 Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 214 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 218 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 266 Cincinnati 3 7 1 .318 213 Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 197 West W L T Pct PF Oakland 9 2 0 .818 307 Kansas City 8 3 0 .727 252 Denver 7 4 0 .636 266 San Diego 5 6 0 .455 313 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 10 1 0 .909 316 N.Y. Giants 8 3 0 .727 231 Washington 6 4 1 .591 280 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 254 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 358 Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 249 New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 334 Carolina 4 7 0 .364 276 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 7 4 0 .636 247 Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 218 Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 274

PA 197 240 236 266 PA 236 296 301 293 PA 201 222 245 352 PA 275 214 219 291

PA 213 213 264 213 PA 302 264 307 281 PA 238 192 289

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L 3 6 7 10

0 .182 West T Pct 1 .682 1 .409 0 .364 0 .091

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PF 224 245 170 228

PA 187 228 236 344

Thursday’s Games Detroit 16, Minnesota 13 Dallas 31, Washington 26 Pittsburgh 28, Indianapolis 7 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 38, Arizona 19 San Diego 21, Houston 13 Baltimore 19, Cincinnati 14 Buffalo 28, Jacksonville 21 Tennessee 27, Chicago 21 New Orleans 49, Los Angeles 21 N.Y. Giants 27, Cleveland 13 Miami 31, San Francisco 24 Tampa Bay 14, Seattle 5 New England 22, N.Y. Jets 17 Oakland 35, Carolina 32 Kansas City 30, Denver 27, OT Monday’s Games Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 13 Thursday, Dec. 1 Dallas at Minnesota, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 Kansas City at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Los Angeles at New England, 11 a.m. Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Miami at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Denver at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Detroit at New Orleans, 11 a.m. San Francisco at Chicago, 11 a.m. Houston at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. Tampa Bay at San Diego, 2:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 2:25 p.m. Carolina at Seattle, 6:30 p.m. Open: Tennessee, Cleveland Monday, Dec. 5 Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m.

SOCCER Knockout Round (Single-game elimination) Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26: Toronto FC 3, Philadelphia 1, Toronto advances Thursday, Oct. 27: Montreal 4, D.C. United 2, Montreal advances Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26: LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1, LA Galaxy advances Thursday, Oct. 27: Seattle 1, Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle advances Conference Semifinals (First Leg)

Sunday, Oct. 30 Montreal 1, NY Red Bulls 0 LA Galaxy 1, Colorado 0 Toronto FC 2, NYCFC 0 Seattle 3, FC Dallas 0 Conference Semifinals (Second Leg) Sunday, Nov. 6 Colorado 1, LA Galaxy 0, 1-1 aggregate, Colorado advances 3-1 on penalty kicks Montreal 2, NY Red Bulls 1, Montreal advances 3-1 on aggregate Toronto FC 5, NYCFC 0, Toronto FC advances 7-0 on aggregate

FC Dallas 2, Seattle 1, Seattle advances 4-2 on aggregate Conference Championships Eastern Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22: Montreal 3, Toronto FC 2 Wednesday, Nov. 30: Montreal at Toronto FC, 7 p.m. Western Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22: Seattle 2, Colorado 1 Sunday, Nov. 27: Seattle 1, Colorado 0, Seattle advances 3-1 on aggregate MLS Cup Saturday, Dec. 10: Eastern champion vs. Seattle, 8 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Named Michael Cuddyer, LaTroy Hawkins and Torii Hunter special assistants for baseball operations. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with OF Ryan LaMarre. Designated INF Gregorio Petit for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Released RHP Nathan Eovaldi, LHP Joe Mantiply and RHP Nick Rumbelow. SEATTLE MARINERS — Acquired RHPs Rob Whalen and Max Povse from Atlanta for OF Alex Jackson and a player to be named. Designated RHP Ryan Weber for assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named Bobby Meacham manager of Buffalo (IL). National League CINCINNATI REDS — Designated C Ramon Cabrera and RHP Keyvius Sampson for assignment. Claimed C Juan Graterol off waivers from the L.A. Angels and OF Gabriel Guerrero from Arizona. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Sold the contract of RHP Danny Reynolds to the Atlanta Braves. BASKETBALL NBA Development League LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS — Claimed F Quincy Acy off waivers and traded him to Texas for the rights to F Jamil Wilson and a 2017 first-round draft pick. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released S Christian Bryant. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed DT DeShawn Williams. Placed CB Chykie Brown on injured reserve. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed OL John Greco

on injured reserve. Claimed OL Matt McCants off waivers from Oakland. Waived QB Joe Callahan. DETROIT LIONS — Released LB Brandon Chubb from the practice squad. Signed TE Logan Thomas to the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Claimed DT Darius Kilgo off waivers from Denver. Released RB D.J. Foster. TENNESSEE TITANS — Released CB Perrish Cox. Signed CB Kalan Reed from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled D Shea Theodore and C Chris Wagner from San Diego (AHL). ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned C Tyler Gaudet to Tucson (AHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled F Phil Di Giuseppe from Charlotte (AHL). Placed C Jordan Staal on injured reserve. DETROIT RED WINGS — Placed LW Tyler Bertuzzi and D Brendan Smith on 7-day injured reserve. Recalled RW Tomas Jurco from Grand Rapids (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Fired coach Gerard Gallant. Named general manager Tom Rowe interim coach. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled F Miles Wood from Albany (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned F Erik Condra to Syracuse (AHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Rockford F Jake Dowell two games. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Acquired D Cody Goloubef from Columbus for D Ryan Stanton. TEXAS STARS — Recalled D Brandon Anselmini from Idaho (ECHL).

ECHL ATLANTA GLADIATORS — Acquired D Corey Syvret from Florida, sent D Blake Kessel to Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo sent F Adam Brace to Florida in a threeteam trade. Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Traded C Johnny Daniels toe Huntsville for F Jeff Jones. Placed D Rich Ledy on the 21-day injured reserve. Activated D Christian Weidauer from the 14-day injured reserve. Signed F Michael Colantone. SOCCER Major League Soccer LA GALAXY — Named Peter Vagenas general manager. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTIONS — Exercised contract options Fs Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Juan Agudelo and Teal Bunbury Gs Matt Turner, Cody Cropper and Brad Knighton Ds Andrew Farrell, Donnie Smith, Chris Tierney, Je-Vaughn Watson and London Woodberry and M Zachary Herivaux. The options on D Jordan McCrary and M Steve Neumann were not exercised. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Exercised the contract options on F Bradley Wright-Phillips, M Sean Davis and Ds Chris Duvall and Justin Bilyeu. The options for D Karl Ouimette and Ronald Zubar were not exercised. NEW YORK CITY FC — Exercised 2017 options on RJ Allen, Frederic Brillant, Eirik Johansen, Ronald Matarrita, Tommy McNamara, Andre Rawls, Shannon Gomez and Khiry Shelton. Agreed to terms with Ethan White and Mikey Lopez. The options on Connor Brandt, Jason Hernandez, Diego Martinez and Tony Taylor were not exercised.

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for the shutout. Clayton had two goals against the Optimists with singles added by Levi Glasman and Josh McNeil. Justin Travis made 21 saves.

making 17 saves.

Midget AAA The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs won a pair of Alberta Midget Hockey League games during the weekend, defeating the Edmonton Opitmists 4-1 Saturday and the Calgary Flames 8-0 Sunday. Graysen Cameron, Hayden Clayton, Luke Bast and affiliate Cole Muir had two goals each against the Flames with Levi Mitchell making 16 saves

Midget Elite Girls The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs edged the Edmonton Pandas 3-2 on a goal by Jordyn Burgar at 19:06 of the third period. Faith Gette and Emma Thomas also scored for the Chiefs with Camille Scherger

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Minor Midget It was a tough weekend for Red Deer teams, both losing twice. The Northstar Chiefs lost 4-2 to the Avalanche and 6-3 to the Calgary Blackhawks while the TBS Chiefs dropped a 4-1 decision to the Blackhawks and 2-1 loss to the Calgary Rangers. Caleb Bergeand Jace Paarup scored for the Northstars against the Avalanche

Sting fall short in bronze medal game BY BYRON HACKETT ADVOCATE STAFF

The Central Alberta AA Sting ringette teams took to the ice in Edmonton for a tournament on the weekend but were unable to return home with medals. The U16AA Sting cruised along in round robin play with a 3-1 record, but fell short in 9-3 in the bronze medal game against the Calgary Pace. Kianna Doyle, Hanna Gill and Madison Pluister scored for the Sting in the loss. In the opening game of the tournament, the Sting took out the St. Albert Mission 5-2, with Hannah Murray scoring twice and Ashlin Caine, Megan Grubb and Hannah Morrison each adding a goal of their own. In game two, Saxon Anderson, Doyle, Morrison and Rachel Vandervlis scored for the Sting in a 4-2 win over Zone 2. In a tight third matchup of the tournament, the Central Alberta girls came out victorious again, this time 4-3 winners over the Regina Stingers. Doyle had two goals along with Anderson and Kianna Krall adding one of their own. In their final round robin game, the Sting dropped a 7-4 contest to the Calgary Impact. Grubb scored twice along with Morrison and Vandervlis

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Packers beat Eagles Green Bay 27 Philadelphia 13 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes to Davante Adams and the Green Bay Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-13 Monday with Jared Lee making 34 saves in goal. Jackson Rider, Jayden Gatz and Paarup connected against the ’Hawks with Cameron Loomie-LaBrosse making 46 saves. Payton Wright had the lone goal for TBS against the ’Hawks with Jager Thompson finishing with 38 saves. Isaac Lee scored against the Rangers with Bretton Park making 40 stops. Bantam Elite Girls

each adding a goal. Gracie Setters and McKenna Smalley split goaltending duties on the weekend for the Sting. The U19AA squad finished the weekend 1-2 in round robin and ended up in the 5th and 6th place game. Their only win of the weekend was a 6-5 victory over the St. Albert Mission 6-5. Sydney Cherniak scored twice, ShaeLyn Baxter, McKenna Causey, Emily LeMasurier and Melissa Misutka each added a goal. The tournament started with a 8-6 and 4-3 losses to Calgary and Winnipeg, respectively. LeMasurier had two goals and Baxter, Cherniak, Causey, and Brenna Parent added one against Calgary. In the loss to Winnipeg, Baxter, Misutka and Parent each scored. In the 5th vs. 6th place game, a rematch against the Mission, the Sting couldn’t quite pull of the repeat of round robin play, losing the game 6-5. Megan Conrad, LeMasurier, MacKenzie Lindholm, Parent and Makenna Tonery scored in the loss. Rebecca Forrester and Baylee Schulhauser shared the goalkeeping duties for the U19 Sting at the tournament. Next up for Central Alberta AA Ringette will be their home tournament on Dec. 1618 in Lacombe. night to snap a four-game losing streak. Rodgers had 313 yards passing and Adams had 113 yards receiving to help send Philadelphia (5-6) to its first home loss this season. The Packers (5-6) kept their sinking playoff hopes alive but they’re still two games behind the Lions (7-4) in the NFC North. The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs ran into some hot goaltending as they lost 2-0 Saturday and 1-0 Sunday to Olds. Jaden Cameron and Kallie Clouston scored for Olds Saturday with Jocelynn Pearce making 21 saves. Misty Rey had 22 saves in a losing cause. On Sunday, Sarah Wozniewicz scored for Olds with Meghan Olsen finishing with 22 saves. Kameryn Guhl had 24 saves for Red Deer.

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Coach Gallant sent packing by the Florida Panthers BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

UNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Gerard Gallant was a coach of the year finalist last season after guiding the Florida Panthers to a division title and the best regular season in franchise history. He made it through 22 games this season, before the Panthers decided change was needed. The Panthers fired Gallant and assistant coach Mike Kelly on Sunday night, and announced the moves publicly on Monday morning. The firing came after the Panthers’ 3-2 loss at Carolina — one that dropped Florida to 11-10-1, good for only 10th in the Eastern Conference. General manager Tom Rowe will take over as coach, and will remain there for the rest of the season. “My focus is solely on turning our season around, fixing our special teams and securing a playoff berth,” Rowe said. Gallant was under contract through the 2018-19 season, having signed an extension back in January. Less than a year after getting that new deal, he was getting into a taxi in a surreal scene outside the arena in Raleigh, North Carolina where he coached the Panthers for the last time. “In seeking to earn a second consecutive playoff berth and bring a Stanley Cup to South Florida, we believe that new leadership is required immediately,” Panthers owner Vincent Viola said. Gallant spoke after the game as always, talking about how five poor second-period minutes out of 60 was the team’s undoing against the Hurricanes in a game where Florida wasted an early 2-0 lead. Shortly after that is when he apparently was told of the dismissal, and Gallant then waited for a taxi after his luggage was unloaded from the buses that were to carry the Panthers to the airport. They went one way. He went another, and became the first NHL coach to

be fired since this season started. “Today is a hard day. Gerard and Mike are good men and talented hockey coaches,” Panthers President of Hockey Operations Dale Tallon said. “We thank them for their contributions in the community, for their work developing our young players and in helping to turn around the culture.” Gallant was 96-65-25 in parts of three seasons with the Panthers. Rowe has never been an NHL head coach, though has led teams in the AHL as recently as last season when he was coaching the Panthers’ affiliate which was then in Portland, Maine. The Panthers’ ownership and other team officials want the club to rely heavily on advanced statistics, and Gallant and Kelly were not the biggest fans of the analytics craze. They spoke openly about how their views differed from the perspective of Florida’s management on the analytics issue in August 2015, at a fundraising event hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island. Kelly talked about how much of the information he and Gallant would get from the analytics staff was things they already knew from watching tape and pre-scouting. Gallant told a story about how an unnamed former Florida player excelled in the advanced-stat areas, but wasn’t the sort of player he wanted to rely upon. “I couldn’t stand watching him on the ice,” Gallant said. “I didn’t like the way he played one bit. Some of it is really good, but some of it, you can’t get fooled by it.” There’s no analytics needed to figure out this part: Florida has clearly struggled at times this season, though it has also been injury-ravaged. Jonathan Huberdeau has not played yet this season and isn’t expected back for several more weeks, Nick Bjugstad and Jussi Jokinen have missed significant amounts of time and Alex Petrovic is now expected to miss up to two months with an ankle injury. Plus, Jaromir Jagr has just three goals so far this season — after lead-

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Three stars of the week OTTAWA, NEW JERSEY AND SAN JOSE PLAYERS NAMED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EW YORK — Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, New Jersey Devils winger Michael Cammalleri and San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns are the NHL three stars of the week. Anderson paced the NHL with four wins, compiling a 1.25 goals-against

average, .960 save percentage and one shutout in four appearances to lift the Senators (14-7-1) into second place in the Atlantic Division. He closed his notable week by making 33 saves and earning his 36th career shutout in a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. Cammalleri led the NHL with four goals and eight points in three games. Burns ranked first among defencemen with six points.

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Gerard Gallant, former Florida Panthers head coach, gets into a cab after being relieved of his duties following an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, in Raleigh, N.C. ing the Panthers in scoring a year ago. Rowe becomes the Panthers’ 14th coach, and the fifth person to be behind the Florida bench in the last five years. Florida next plays Tuesday night in Chicago, the second game of a six-game trip for the reigning Atlantic

Division champions. Rowe was brought to the Panthers as Associate General Manager under Dale Tallon on Jan. 1, and was promoted to GM in mid-May after Tallon was moved up the front-office chart as well.

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Tiger and Jeter play golf, and only 1 of them is retired BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ASSAU, Bahamas — They were voted rookie of the year 20 years ago in their respective sports and quickly piled up championships. Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter finally had a chance to play golf together Monday. Only one of them is retired. “He never played golf when he played baseball,” Woods said after going nine holes at Albany Golf Club with the former New York Yankees shortstop. “Now that he’s out of baseball, he’s addicted to playing golf. From what I had first heard from some of the guys I know who have played with him, he slashed it around. But now he’s focused. He likes to practice. He likes to play. He does his fitting, tries to get better. You can tell he’s analyzing, he’s watching, he’s asking questions.” The group included Jeter’s ex-teammate, Tino Martinez, and Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose. They played before the rest of the 18-man field began arriving for the Hero World Challenge, a holiday event that benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation and suddenly feels a lot more significant because Woods is coming back after 15 months, the lon-

They’re two of the most recognizable faces in sports. Golfer Tiger Woods and now retired major league baseball player Derek Jeter finally had a chance to play a round of golf Monday. gest hiatus of his career. Woods has a new endorsement on his golf bag (Monster Energy) and a few new pieces of equipment, mainly a Bridgestone golf ball, a TaylorMade driver and the old Scotty Cameron putter he used to win his 14 major championships. For someone who began playing

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only two years ago, Jeter already is down to a 10 handicap and hits it plenty far, usually where he’s aiming. “He asked me a bunch of technical questions about the game, and I could hear him pick the brain over there with Rosie,” Woods said. “He wants to know. He’s one of the best athletes who ever lived. He wants to learn. He asks the right questions.” Jeter ended his career two years ago with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth in his final at-bat. Woods can only dream of finishing a career like that he knows that never happens in golf. “You would think that win a major and you’re done,” he said of the perfect end to a golf career. “But if you win a major, you’re going to want to come back and play.” Woods relished the few hours with

Jeter, and referenced an “end of the era thing” with him, Jeter and Kobe Bryant, another rookie in 1996. “We all came in together. We all followed each other, watched each other,” he said. “We all were in the prime of our career, doing stuff, winning championships, winning majors. When I was having my run, he was having his run.” The Yankees won the World Series four times in five years through 2000. Woods won the Masters in 1997 for his first major, and he won four more majors in 1999-2000. Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title three straight years Woods won six majors during that stretch, including an unprecedented sweep. “And I get to keep playing,” Woods said with a smile.

Canada to host U18 Hockey Canada tournament on bi-annual basis

tournament made its debut in 1991 as a best-on-best U18 international event. The tournament is traditionally held in August, meaning it doesn’t conflict with the Canadian Hockey League schedule. With its top players at its disposal, Canada has won the event 20 times. The IIHF’s official U18 tournament is held in April, when the top major junior players are unavailable. The tournament is named for the late Ivan Hlinka, who starred as a high-scoring centre for Czechoslovakia’s national team, helping his country win medals in 10 world championships and two Olympic Games. Later he coached the Czech team to an Olympic gold medal in 1998 and a world championship in 1999, and became the first Czech head coach in NHL history when he took over the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2000-01 season.

EDMONTON — Though it’s named for one of the most influential people in Czech hockey history, the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup tournament is taking up partial residency in Canada. Hockey Canada announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with the Czech Ice Hockey Association and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation to host the prestigious under-18 tournament on a bi-annual basis, beginning in 2018. A Czech or Slovak city will host the other tournaments. Edmonton will host the tournament in 2018, 2020 and 2022. Owned and produced by the Czech and Slovak governing bodies and not sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Ivan Hlinka

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BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.01 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.93 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.23 Cdn. National Railway . . 89.48

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets pulled back Monday amid worries that the rally sparked by the U.S. election may be winding down, while traders also tried to predict whether an OPEC production deal will materialize later this week. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index fell 60.08 points at 15,015.36, with the largest declines coming from the energy and metals sectors. The losses were partially offset by a surge in shares of gold miners, which climbed 3.76 per cent. The loonie was ahead 0.58 of a U.S. cent at 74.51 cents US. In New York, major indices retreated from a four-day winning streak as the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 54.24 points to 19,097.90 and the S&P 500 declined 11.63 points at 2,201.72. The Nasdaq composite lost 30.11 points to 5,368.81. All three stock markets had ended Friday at record highs. Wall Street has enjoyed a positive November, which only strengthened after Donald Trump was declared U.S. president-elect on Nov. 8. Investors view the Republican’s policies as positive for big business, specifically his plans for massive infrastructure spending and deregulation of the health and banking sectors.

Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 199.13 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.58 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.26 Cervus Equipment Corp 15.86 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 54.32 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 57.42 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.79 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.26 General Motors Co. . . . . 34.05 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 27.97 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 56.06 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 35.23 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.28 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 7.35 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 60.94

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But the Trump rally may be coming to a close now that the dust over his election victory has settled, and markets turn attention back to economic growth and the outlook for interest rates in the U.S. In commodities, the January crude contract gained $1.02 at US$47.08 per barrel as investors flip-flopped over whether OPEC will indeed strike an output deal at a key meeting on Nov. 30. It’s a toss-up over whether the 14-member cartel will be able to reach a consensus to discuss whether it should implement a freeze or a cut, as part of an effort to shore up prices. Most recently, members Iran and Iraq have stated that they’ve failed to agree to a reduction, raising doubts over the meeting’s likely outcome. OPEC’s top producer, Saudi Arabia, has suggested it might be open to no output cut, departing from previous statements in a move analysts said makes an agreement less likely. The Saudis also pulled out of a meeting with Russia and other large nonOPEC producers, leaving all decisions to the Vienna meeting. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,015.36, down 60.08 points

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Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 23.93 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 42.64 Canyon Services Group. . 5.36 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.45 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 15.71 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.560 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 86.47 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 48.80 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.73 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 14.84 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.45 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.79 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.17 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.20 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 41.26 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.46 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.89 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0500

Dow — 19,097.90, down 54.24 points S&P 500 — 2,201.72, down 11.63 points Nasdaq — 5,368.81, down 30.11 points Currencies: Cdn — 74.51 cents US, up 0.58 of a cent Pound — C$1.6658, down 2.03 cents Euro — C$1.4237, down 0.92 of a cent Euro — US$1.0608, up 0.15 of a cent Oil futures: US$47.08 per barrel, up $1.02 (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,119.80 per oz., up $12.40 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.176 oz., up 21 cents $745.11 kg., up $6.75 ICE FUTURES CANADA

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 88.94 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 72.52 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.57 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.78 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.30 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.61 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 92.70 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.93 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.700 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 89.27 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 51.67 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.93

WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘17 $3.30 lower $524.90 March ‘17 $3.60 lower $531.40 May ‘17 $3.90 lower $536.40 July ‘17 $3.60 lower $536.00 Nov. ‘17 $0.80 lower $509.00 Jan. ‘18 $1.20 lower $511.40 March ‘18 $1.50 lower $512.90 May ‘18 $1.50 lower $514.50 July ‘18 $1.50 lower $516.50 Nov. ‘18 $1.50 lower $516.50 Jan. ‘19 $1.50 lower $516.50. Barley (Western): Dec. ‘16 unchanged $138.00 March ‘17 unchanged $142.00 May ‘17 unchanged $144.00 July ‘17 unchanged $145.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $145.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $145.00 March ‘18 unchanged $145.00 May ‘18 unchanged $145.00 July ‘18 unchanged $145.00 Oct. ‘18 unchanged $145.00 Dec. ‘18 unchanged $145.00. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 546,660 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 546,660.

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EGINA — Saskatchewan says it has reached a deal with Ottawa that will allow the province to keep using coalfired power plants in “a responsible manner” beyond 2030. The agreement will allow the province to meet federal emission requirements on an electricity system-wide basis as opposed to regulation of every coal-fired plant. “It’s quite possible that we’ll be operating some

unabated coal with this agreement past 2030 … some coal without carbon capture and storage past 2030,” Saskatchewan Environment Minister Scott Moe said Monday at the legislature. Saskatchewan was fired up when Ottawa announced last week that provinces will have to phase out coal entirely, and replace it with lower-emitting sources by 2030 or use carbon capture and storage technology. Moe said at the time that the federal government should recognize work the province has already done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Saskatchewan uses carbon capture at one of its coal-

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TTAWA — A disappointed and angry chief of the defence staff put the military on notice Monday after a Statistics Canada survey found a troubling number of sexual assaults and other misconduct among active service personnel. The study’s findings include an estimated 960 men and women who say they were victims of sexual assaults in the past year — some of which occurred after the last time Gen. Jonathan Vance read the riot act to members of the Forces. “I gave an order to every member of the Canadian Armed Forces that this behaviour had to stop,” Vance told a news conference at National

Defence Headquarters. “My orders were clear. My expectations were clear. And those who choose or chose not to follow my orders will be dealt with.” The comments marked a clear shift since Vance launched his efforts to eliminate sexual misconduct in the ranks, which he dubbed Operation Honour, upon taking over as chief in July 2015 Much of the military’s focus since that time has been on setting up an independent centre for victims and letting them report assaults directly to military police or civilian authorities. But Vance said commanders now will put more emphasis on “targeting” perpetrators with the “intelligence” contained in the Statistics Canada survey. “Perpetrators are now more ap-

parent to us, both where and who they are, and they will become the focus of our efforts,” he said. Officials reported middling success over the past year in holding those responsible for sexual assaults and other misconduct to account. The Statistics Canada report found that about 1.7 per cent of the roughly 90,000 people in uniform — about 960 people — were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months, a rate higher than the 0.9 per cent reported in the general population. But Rear-Admiral Jennifer Bennett, head of the military’s sexual misconduct response team, said only five cases of sexual assault have gone to court martial since January. Four of those resulted in findings of guilt, with two of the perpetrators being imprisoned.

Another 30 military personnel have been stripped of their commands or removed from supervisory positions for inappropriate behaviour this year, while nine were reprimanded, fined or given other punishments after summary trials. One was dismissed from the military. Bennett defended those figures, saying that the military is “seeing a trend where people are being held to account and are receiving serious punishments on a disciplinary side and also administrative action that will impact their careers.” Senior commanders are working with the Canadian Forces judge advocate general, Maj.-Gen. Blaise Cathcart, as he conducts the first comprehensive review of the military justice system in generations, she added.

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NDP says Liberals using lack of consensus as excuse to do nothing BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TTAWA — The Trudeau government is facing accusations that it’s taking a defeatist approach to electoral reform even before it hears from an all-party committee that’s been exploring alternative voting systems. NDP democratic reform critic Nathan Cullen says he fears the Liberals are using a supposed lack of consensus among Canadians as an excuse to do nothing. But he says the government is putting the cart before the horse, insisting on a consensus before a specific voting model has been proposed for Canadians to consider. The committee, which is to table its report Thursday, is expected to acknowledge that the vast majority of witnesses it heard from favour a proportional voting system, in which a party’s share of seats in the House of Commons reflects its share of the popular vote. It is also expected to recommend that a national referendum be held to measure Canadians’ views on the matter. However, even as Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef says she’s eagerly awaiting the report, she continues to say she’s seen no consensus thus far on how the voting system should be changed and to warn that there’ll be no change without broad support from Canadians. Cullen charged Monday that Monsef has thrown the committee “under a bus” with her mantra about the need for consensus. “Why is the minister undercutting the committee’s work?” he demanded

in the House of Commons. Monsef denied the charge and promised to give the committee’s report “the respect it deserves and present this House with a thoughtful plan forward.” But Cullen said later that “many, many” electoral reform advocates are very concerned that the government “seems to be admitting defeat before we’ve even really begun the work.” “We haven’t even submitted our report and we have the minister out on the weekend suggesting that progress is impossible.” He noted that Monsef, who has conducted her own town halls and public hearings, has deliberately avoided asking Canadians directly what voting model they’d prefer, asking instead about the values and principles that underpin the democratic system. She’s essentially saying that “because Canadians haven’t en masse come forward with a very specific system, therefore consensus doesn’t exist,” Cullen said. “What is she talking about? As if Canadians are sitting around their living room, many of them, designing electoral systems.” On any other issue, Cullen said government normally proposes a policy or bill and promotes it before concluding whether it has public support. In the case of electoral reform, that process has been “flipped on its head.” The committee proposed two motions in the Commons on Monday, one asking that it be reconstituted to examine any legislation the government eventually introduces on electoral reform.

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Whale deaths still a mystery BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

ANCOUVER — All possible explanations — from food sickness to intentional poisoning — are being investigated for the deaths of two of the Vancouver Aquarium’s beluga whales after examinations failed to pinpoint why they died, an official said Monday. Aquarium CEO John Nightingale described the deaths of the two animals in such quick succession as un-

precedented, not only at the aquarium, which has operated for six decades, but also at other such institutions. “I don’t have to tell you it’s perplexing,” Nightingale told a room of reporters, three days after the death of Aurora the beluga. Fewer than two weeks ago, Aurora was put under round-the-clock supervision and veterinary care after she began to exhibit the same symptoms that preceded the recent death of her 21-year-old calf Qila. Aurora died on Friday, nine days after Qila.

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Messages of support and condolence are seen on a viewing window at the tank where beluga whales Aurora and Qila were kept at the Vancouver Aquarium, in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday. Aurora died Friday after her calf Qila died less than two weeks earlier. “The pledge from myself, from our board, from our entire staff and volunteers, is: we’re going to get to the bottom of it,” Nightingale added. “The guiding principle is: absolutely no stone unturned.” Opponents of keeping cetaceans in captivity are calling on the marine institution to abandon its beluga program and cancel its plans to expand the animals’ tank. None of the aquarium’s five other belugas housed at facilities across the United States will return to Vancouver, nor will construction begin on the tank enlargement, until the belugas’ deaths are understood, Nightingale said. “We will not make any decisions

about going forward until we know what happened,” he said. “To do otherwise would be irresponsible.” Martin Haulena, chief veterinarian at the aquarium, said the similarities in behaviour and symptoms suggest Qila and Aurora’s illnesses were linked. The most likely culprit is either a virus or a toxin, and tissue samples have been sent to various universities for analysis, he added. “This does not happen on my watch,” Haulena said. “This is not what I do. “I will not rest until we find some answers. That’s a promise. And neither will anyone else around here. We loved those whales.”

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Security, peacekeeping hot topic at PM’s first summit BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TTAWA — Justin Trudeau has returned from his first visit to Africa as prime minister, but the issue of security on the continent will continue to dominate as he prepares to reveal the location for the promised UN peacekeeping mission. “It is a question that needs to be taken seriously, based on facts and engagement with our allies and our partners,” Trudeau said Sunday in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where he led the Canadian delegation to the summit of la Francophonie. Trudeau has tasked Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, who recently travelled through Africa on a fact-finding mission, with preparing a recommendation on where Canada should deploy up to 600 troops and about 150 police officers it has promised to contribute — at a cost of $450 million — to a UN peacekeeping mission. “We need to make sure that Canada is having the best possible impact

and that’s what Canadians expect a government to take seriously,” said Trudeau, who said to expect a decision within the coming days or weeks. That was his way of telling everyone to wait and see, but it did not stop those at the summit from raising the issue. Michaelle Jean, the secretary-general of la Francophonie, said it was essential for the members of the organization, which includes 31 countries in Africa, to discuss how to make peacekeeping operations more effective through greater co-operation. “We could not discuss growth, discuss development, without evoking the necessity of also working towards more security and better stability,” Jean, the former governor general, said at the closing news conference. The Antananarivo Declaration that was reached by consensus at the summit includes a resolution reaffirming the desire of la Francophonie to encourage the participation of French-speaking personnel in peacekeeping operations deployed in French-speaking countries.

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Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘xenophobia’ NEW YORK — You might have thought about it, heard it. A lot. You might have even felt it: Dictionary. com’s word of the year is “xenophobia.” While it’s difficult to get at exactly why people look words up in dictionaries, online or on paper, it’s clear that in contentious 2016, fear of “otherness” bruised the collective consciousness around the globe. The Brexit vote, police violence against people of colour, Syria’s refugee crisis, transsexual rights and the U.S. presidential race were among prominent developments that drove

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this very thing. “Missed you at the gym this morning,” the text said. When I read those words I was still buried in my warm cocoon of blankets, struggling to open my eyes, still stuck shut against the harsh light of day. My fingers began to text back how exhausted I was, how I had worked so hard on the weekend and how I was not ready to face Monday morning on a treadmill for goodness sake. But my gym friend could be a poster girl for clean eating and working out every day and I knew she would view all my legitimate reasons for not being there as simple excuses. “I’ll be there tomorrow,” I texted back. Friends! They keep us going. They build us up when we don’t want to get up and they give us one more reason to believe in good things. The Christmas season is here again, all of last year’s tarnish scrubbed away and its new face all shiny and bright. And, as always, it is the unwrapped gifts, not only of the Christmas season, but of any season, that remind us that the myths about friendship and helping out and sharing and caring and being grateful for the little’s things are not really myths at all. They are true! Treena Mielke lives in Sylvan Lake and is editor of the Rimbey Review. She has been a journalist and columnist for more than 25 years. Treena is married to Peter and they have three children and six grandchildren. debate — and spikes in lookups of the word, said Jane Solomon, one of the dictionary site’s lexicographers. The 21-year-old site defines xenophobia as “fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.” And it plans to expand its entry to include fear or dislike of “customs, dress and cultures of people with backgrounds different from our own,” Solomon said in a recent interview. The word didn’t enter the English language until the late 1800s, she said. Its roots are in two Greek words — “xenos,” meaning “stranger or guest,” and “phobos,” meaning “fear or panic,” Solomon added.

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What do you really, truly want? “Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise, you will never see opportunity.” – Maxwell Maltz, American cosmetic surgeon and author of Psycho-Cybernetics

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hat do you want?” I asked. “What do you really truly want?” “I don’t know,” she cried. “I really Murray know! Fuhrer don’t I recently did a one-on-one self-esteem session with a young woman who had wanted to be a photographer — a dream she had kept on the back burner for years. This declaration didn’t come to light until I used an insightful exercise called What Do You Want? It wasn’t until she was pushed, that she finally blurted out, “I want to be a professional photographer, but I’m not good enough!” “What Do You Want?” is an exercise in desirability that I use in both group and individual self-esteem sessions. I want participants to discover the difference between what they want and what they feel worthy to experience. The process is deceptively simple: designate an A, B and C person. The A person repeatedly asks the question, “What do you want? What do you really, truly want?” for two full minutes. The B person

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delayed until the new year. The drug’s Canadian distributor, Celopharma Inc., says it now expects to launch “some time in January.” Company president Paula Tenenbaum gave few details in a terse email exchange but said it was related to “a change in manufacturing site.” Last month, Tenenbaum said Mifegymiso was on track for a November debut in Canada. Health Canada approved the drug in July with several controversial restrictions, including that it only be dispensed by a doctor to a patient, which critics feared would restrict access for patients in rural and remote areas. It’s also limited to use no more than seven weeks after a woman’s last period and comes with a steep $300 price tag. The drug has been available elsewhere for nearly 30 years and is approved for use in more than 60 countries with varying restrictions. Last month, Tenenbaum said Celopharma was working on a revised submission to Health Canada that would increase the recommended use to up to nine weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period. She also expressed her preference that pharmacists dispense the drug directly to patients. Tenenbaum said Monday that she hoped to get a response from Health Canada “some time late December.” A spokesman for Health Canada said the federal agency does not disclose details about the status of drug approval applications, but “firmly supports a woman’s right to choose.” “The department is committed to minimizing any undue delays in the review of any submission. Health Canada makes all drug approval decisions based on a detailed scientific review, and we continue to work with Celopharma on its application.” Mifegymiso is a combination of two drugs taken on separate days.

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Upon hearing about the exercise, someone once said to me, “We don’t deserve everything! Who do we think we are?” Allow me to clarify. When I speak of deservability, I’m not speaking of an unfounded sense of entitlement. I’m speaking of feeling worthy of experiencing the important things in life: happiness, joy, love, success and abundance. I’m talking of acknowledging the dream that has been with you as far back as you can remember. On the topic of deservability, Richard Bach, best-selling author of Illusion and Jonathan Livingston Seagull, wrote, “No matter how qualified or deserving we are, we will never reach a better life until we can imagine it for ourselves and allow ourselves to have it.” The last I heard, the young woman in question had joined a local photography club and was busily snapping pictures and posting them to social media. Early steps on a worthwhile journey. Verbalizing and then acknowledging what it is that you “really, truly want” could provide you with the clarity needed to set honest, realistic and attainable goals for your life. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His most recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca

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TTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada wants all its services to broadcast ad-free — but would need $318 million in new annual funding to do so, the public broadcaster said Monday in a proposal to the federal government. The recommendation was one of several the CBC made in a submission to Canadian Heritage’s public consultation on homegrown content in a digital world. “In order to exit advertising, CBC/ Radio-Canada would require $318 million in replacement funding,” states the filing. “This figure takes into account the lost advertising revenue ($253 million), the cost to produce and procure additional Canadian content ($105

million) that is required to replace the advertising programming and the cost savings associated with the reduced cost of sales ($40 million).” In order to go ad-free and achieve other goals in its proposal, CBC/Radio-Canada said it would need the government to boost its per-person funding to $46 a year — an increase of $12 per Canadian. That hike in per-person funding would include $100 million annually for “new investments to face consumer and technology disruption.” “The business model and cultural policy framework in which CBC/Radio-Canada operates and carries out its public mandate is profoundly and irrevocably broken,” reads the proposal. “Advertising revenues for conventional television are down as audiences become more fragmented, ad-free

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Obituaries BACHOR, Albert June 21, 1924 - Nov. 24, 2016

Albert Emil Bachor beloved husband of the late Jean Bachor of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on November 24, 2016 at the age of 92 years. He was the loving father of Allen (Rosalie) Bachor of Penhold and Judith (Charles) Hutton of Innisfail. Albert will also be dearly missed by his grandchildren, Chris (Gail) Hutton, Jeanette (Ron) Huseby, Darrell Hutton, Lorna (Ryan) Cornell, Adam Bachor, Emily Bachor, Sacha (Owen) Mathieson, Alicia Bachor as well as nine great-grandchildren and one greatgreat-grandchild. He will also be missed by his nieces, Lynda Schrick, Betty-Lee Burden-Locke (Michael), and Lonnene Wooten all of Texas; as well as his brother Dan (Maryann) Bachor. Albert is predeceased by his parents Gustav and Mary Bachor, his daughter Judith Hutton, his grandson Michael Hutton, his sister Rose Wooten and her husband Lonnie and especially his loving wife Jean Bachor. Albert was an avid golfer and bowler. He lived a life full of laughs and always had a story to tell. He will be greatly missed. A graveside service will be held on November 30, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Alto-Reste Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name directly to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319

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BARNES, Ronald Graham July 10, 1941 - Nov. 22, 2016 It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of this 75-year-young gentle man. He was a hardworking man who loved life, telling stories, family, and making people smile. He passed away doing what he loved most: camping with his best friend/wife “Suzie” and living life to its very fullest. He will be very missed by his wife Shirley, daughters Lynn (Trevor), Sheri (Brad), Tara (Darrel), Lou (Pete), Connie (Todd), and Sherri (Curtis), 14 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren, sister Flo, and numerous other relatives and friends. YOST, Margaret Ruth Jan. 22, 1927 - Nov. 26, 2016 Margaret Ruth Yost of Red Deer passed away at the Lacombe Hospital on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the age of 89 years. Margaret is lovingly remembered by her husband of 65 years, Al; children, Dale, Cheryl, Glen and Dianne (Cyril); eleven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one brother, Arthur; as well as a host of friends. A Memorial Service will be held at the Bethany Baptist Church, 3901 - 44 Street, Red Deer, AB on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Margaret’s memory to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 20 Hopewell Way NE, Calgary, AB, T3J 5H5. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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KAWAI ORGAN, Model E90K, cost $2000. Asking $200. 403-342-7951

Sporting Goods

1870

Collectors' Items

FISCHER Price Alpha Probe with figure, lights work, 1979, $35; 403-314-9603 VINTAGE small vehicles, 48 in total, includes Corgy hot wheels, matchbox, Lesney, Ertl. All for $100. 403-314-9603

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.

1860

SKI MOUNTS, Yakima Big Powerhound SE. Attaches to existing square, round or factory roof racks. Push button release. Lock and key secures skis. No tools required. Fits up to 6 pairs of skis or 4 boards. Like New. $100. 403-343-3517 SUPER Sport Power Ice Auger, 8”. Used very little. $50. 403-342-7951

1930

Wanted To Buy

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

2 BDRM. lower floor, approx 1000 sq.ft. Shared Laundry. $595 + utils. 403-880-2271

For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK

3 BDRM., main flr., $1100/mo. 403-346-1825

CLEARVIEW RIDGE, CLEARVIEW, TIMBERSTONE, LANCASTER, VANIER, DEER PARK, GRANDVIEW, EASTVIEW, MICHENER, MOUNTVIEW, ROSEDALE, GARDEN HEIGHTS, MORRISROE, WOODLEA, WASKASOO

Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

SYLVAN LAKE fully furn. w/bedding; incld’s all utils. & cable. $1200 - 1500./mo. NEG. Call 403-880-0210

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

3 + 4 BDRM. townhouse, close to school & all amenities. 6 appls., small pets welcome. 403-506-0054

ATTRACTIVE Townhouse Right on the Green Belt AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms $1075/mo with a SD as low as $200 1 month absolutely free (1 year lease)

Please contact Katie at 403-318-1250 FREE RENT FOR DEC. 3 bdrm. townhouse, 5 appl. 403-887-4670

services classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com

Contractors

1100

DALE’S HOME RENO’S Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

1160

Entertainment

Call Tammy at 403-314-4306

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

CARRIERS NEEDED

HORSE DRAWN SLEIGH RIDES. 886-4607 eves.

For CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE 1 day a week INNISFAIL, PENHOLD, LACOMBE, SYLVAN LAKE, OLDS, BLACKFALDS, PONOKA, ECKVILLE, SPRINGBROOK

Call Sandra at 403- 314-4303 ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

Handyman Services

1200

BOOK NOW! For your small jobs around the house such as painting, laminate flooring, bathroom reno. Call James 403-341-0617 RAY’S Handyman Service, int/ext. reno’s & painting, home repair & maintenance. 403-596-5740

5 DAYS A WEEK BY 6:30 AM TUESDAY - SATURDAY

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

Condos/ Townhouses

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Massage Therapy

3030

SEIBEL PROPERTY ONE MONTH FREE RENT 6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1000. SD $500. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545

Suites

3040

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

WELL-MAINT. 2 bdrm. mobile home close to Joffre $750 inclds. water, 5 appl. 403-348-6594

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

2 BDRM. 4 plex, fireplace, incld’s water, sewer, garbage. $925. rent, $650. sd. Avail. now or Dec. 1. 403-304-5337 ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $875./mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

GLENDALE 3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

ORIOLE PARK

WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls. Rent $1075/mo. d.d. $650. Incld’s all utils. Avail. now or Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

Suites

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2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or Dec. 1. $850/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

FREE 30 DAYS RENT adult 2 bdrm., n/s, no pets, no parties, must see, $930/mo. 403-343-1576

MORRISROE MANOR Rental incentives avail. 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

403-341-4445

Moving & Storage

1300

MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

Computer Personnel Legal Professionals

3140

WAREHOUSE or SHOP SPACE for lease Riverside Light Industrial, 4614 - 61 St., Red Deer (directly south of Windsor Plywood), 2400 sq. ft. warehouse space with 1,200 sq. ft. mezzanine 55’ x 85’ fenced compound. Chuck 403-350-1777

Mobile Lot

3190

wegot RED Deer 1and 2 bedroom suites $700 and $750 plus utilities SD $700 and $750 respectively. Red Deer, 2 bedroom and 1 1/2 bath. Rent $750 plus utilities. SD $750. 403-348-3016 email rcnc@shaw.ca

homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

THE NORDIC

Rental incentives avail. 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

3080

M/F to share townhouse, private bath/shower,. $700 + 1/2 utils. N/S 403-318-8487

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995

ITH AN W T I L L I F ELDLEEITR S R O E E Y O L EMRPE AT THE RED IEDS.

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NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 PADS $450/mo. bdrm. apartments, rent Brand new park in Lacombe. $750, last month of lease Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., free, immed. occupancy. 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. 403-596-6000 Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

FANTASY SPA

10 - 2am Private back entry

3090

$450./MO. Cable & utils. included. 403-505-2319 RED DEER, $500. All inclusive. 403-348-3339 ROOM ALL FACILITIES. $450. 403-350-4712 CITY VIEW APTS. 2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, ROOM to Rent. $500 very newly reno’d adult building. Large, all facilities, prefer Rent $900 S.D. $700. F. 403-350-4712 Avail. immed. Near hospital. TWO fully furn. rooms, all No pets. 1 month FREE!! util. incl., Deer Park, AND 403-318-3679 Rosedale. 403-877-1294 ELNORA, 3 bdrm., main fl., $775/mo. Incld’s all util. Avail. immed. 403-348-6594

Manufactured Homes

Rooms For Rent

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incl’d., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

1280

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

3060

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300

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3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Available now or Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK

Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

AVAIL. immed., Sylvan Lake, 1/2 duplex lower suite, clean, lrg. 2 bdrm., 1 bath, 4 appl., n/s, no pets, $850/mo. incl. util., cable and wi-fi, + DD. Ref. req. 403-896-5706

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CARRIERS NEEDED

WESTPARK, OLDS

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

3 BDRM. TOWNHOUSE Belvedeer Estates S. close WANTED TO BUY: old to shopping mall, schools & park. $1250/mo. lead batteries for recycling $1000 s.d. Avail. Immed. 403-396-8629 No pets, N/S 403-846-6902

CARRIERS NEEDED

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HE SSIF TE CLA ADVOCA

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Yard Care

1430

SNOW/junk/tree removal, and garage door services. 403-358-1614

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Income Property

4100

TWO 4 plex’s, Clearview Meadows. $599.000 each. 403-391-1780

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

5030

Cars

LOOKING for a car for grandma. Wanted: 10 yr. old Buick, 4 dr., V6 with 100,000 km. 403-887-4335

Central Alberta LIFE & Red Deer ADVOCATE CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 Public Notices

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Vans Buses

5070

2004 FORD Freestar Van, 211,000 kms. $2900. 403-307-4197

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

15” STEEL wheel rim, $25. 403-885-5020

5200

FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles. 403-396-8629

YOU can sell it fast with a person-to-person want ad in the Red Deer Advocate Classifieds. Phone 309-3300

PUBLIC NOTICES

6010

SENTINEL SELF-STORAGE

NOTICE of SALE

Goods will be sold by online Auction at ibid4storage.com on Tuesday December 6, 2016 for Sentinel Self-Storage, 543347 Street, Red Deer, Alberta to satisfy outstanding charges for storage rental incurred by the following:

Sheldon L. Bower Judy Ducharme Shona Lee Bellemare Trevor C. Gough Aaron McClaskin Bids will be accepted from Tuesday, December 6, 2016 to Thursday, December 8, 2016.

If interested in bidding, for more info and to view units, register at www. ibid4storage.com. Dated in the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta this 14th day of November 2016, Sentinel Self-Storage Corp., #1970, 10123 – 99 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3H1

Legal Notice TO: AARON PHILLIPS Once of 4118 – 39 Street, Red Deer, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 0Z1 You are named in a lawsuit in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of EDMONTON, Action number 1603 14385. You may obtain a copy of the Statement of Claim from the Plaintiff ’s lawyer. Unless you file and serve upon the Plaintiff ’s lawyer a Demand for Notice or a Statement of Defence in the action within 30 days after publication of this Notice, the Plaintiff may proceed in the action, without further notice to you.

DATED the twenty ninth day of November 2016. WITTEN LLP, Barristers & Solicitors #2500, 10303 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 3N6 Phone: (780) 428-0501; 109552 – 1157 SMS/mj Solicitors for the Plaintiff ANDREA M. STEEN

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U.S. POLITICS

Disputes, falsehoods IN SHORT hit Trump transition

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EW YORK — The drama, disputes and falsehoods that permeated Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are now roiling his transition to the White House, forcing aides to defend his baseless assertions of illegal voting and sending internal fights spilling into public. On Monday, a recount effort, led by Green Party candidate Jill Stein and joined by Hillary Clinton’s campaign also marched on in three states, based partly on the Stein campaign’s unsubstantiated assertion that cyberhacking could have interfered with electronic voting machines. Wisconsin officials approved plans to begin a recount as early as Thursday. Stein also asked for a recount in Pennsylvania and was expected to do the same in Michigan, where officials certified Trump’s victory Monday. Trump has angrily denounced the recounts and now claims without evidence that he, not Clinton, would have won the popular vote if it hadn’t been for “millions of people who voted illegally.” On Twitter, he singled out Virginia, California and New Hampshire. There has been no indication of widespread election tampering or voter fraud in those states or any others, and Trump aides struggled Monday to back up their boss’ claim. Spokesman Jason Miller said ille-

gal voting was “an issue of concern.” But the only evidence he raised was a 2014 news report and a study on voting irregularities conducted before the 2016 election. Trump met Monday with candidates for top Cabinet posts, including retired Gen. David Petraeus, a new contender for secretary of state. Trump is to meet Tuesday with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, who is also being considered more seriously for the diplomatic post, and Mitt Romney, who has become a symbol of the internal divisions agitating the transition team. Petraeus said he spent about an hour with Trump, and he praised the president-elect for showing a “great grasp of a variety of the challenges that are out there.” “Very good conversation, and we’ll see where it goes from here,” he said. A former CIA chief, Petraeus pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanour charge of mishandling classified information relating to documents he had provided to his biographer, with whom he was having an affair. Vice-President-elect Mike Pence, who is heading the transition effort, teased “a number of very important announcements tomorrow” as he exited Trump Tower Monday night. Pence is said to be among those backing Romney for State. Romney was fiercely critical of Trump throughout the campaign but is interested in the Cabinet position, and they discussed it during a lengthy meeting earlier this month.

CUBA

Cubans bid Fidel Castro farewell BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AVANA — Hundreds of thousands of Cubans bade farewell to Fidel Castro on Monday, pledging allegiance to his socialist ideology and paying tribute before images of the leader as a young guerrilla gazing out over the country he would come to rule for nearly half a century. Lines stretched for hours outside the Plaza of the Revolution, the massive plaza where Castro delivered fiery speeches to hundreds of thousands of supporters in the years after he seized power. There and across the country, people signed condolence books and an oath of loyalty to Castro’s sweeping May 1, 2000, proclamation of the Cuban revolution as an unending battle for socialism, nationalism and

an outsize role for the island on the world stage. Tribute sites were set up in hundreds of places across the country as the government urged Cubans to reaffirm their belief in a socialist, single-party system that in recent years has struggled to maintain the fervour that was widespread at the triumph of the 1959 revolution. Many mourners came on their own, but thousands of others were sent in groups by the communist government, which still employs about 80 per cent of the working people in Cuba despite the growth of the private sector under Castro’s successor, his brother Raul. One of the first in line at the Plaza of the Revolution was Tania Jimenez, 53, a mathematician who arrived at 4 a.m. carrying a rose.

Ohio State officer praised for killing attacker COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials on Monday praised an Ohio State University police officer who shot and killed a man a minute after he drove his car into a crowd and then stabbed multiple people. Officer Alan Horujko, who started on the university police force in January 2015, was responding to reports of a nearby gas leak when the car jumped a curb on campus at 9:52 a.m. Horujko ordered the attacker, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, to drop the knife and then shot him when he didn’t obey the command, university president Michael Drake said. Horujko is owed a debt of gratitude, said Monica Moll, director of Ohio State’s Department of Public Safety.

Rebels’ hold on eastern Aleppo collapses BEIRUT — Syrian government forces captured more than a third of opposition-held eastern Aleppo on Monday, touching off a wave of panic and flight from the besieged enclave as rebel defences in the country’s largest city rapidly collapsed. The dramatic gains marked an inflection point in Syria’s nearly six-year-old conflict, threatening to dislodge armed opponents of President Bashar Assad from their last major urban stronghold.

Church shooting suspect allowed to act as his own attorney CHARLESTON, S.C. — The white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a church was allowed Monday to act as his own attorney, opening the door to courtroom spectacles at his death penalty trial, including Dylann Roof questioning survivors of the attack and relatives of the dead. Roof’s decision to represent himself comes months after he offered to plead guilty in exchange for the promise of life in prison. But federal prosecutors have refused to take the death penalty off the table in the slayings at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Until now, Roof has been represented by one of the nation’s most respected capital defenders.

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ear Annie: It’s almost the holidays, and I’m excited to spend time and enjoy great meals with extended family. But there’s one thing I’m never sure how to deal with. I’m Annie vegan, and the rest of my family is not. That Lane wouldn’t be a problem, except every time I have dinner with them, my aunts, uncles and elder cousins have a laundry list of questions for me: “Why are you vegan?” “What’s wrong with dairy?”, “How do you get protein?” The only question that really gives me pause is the “why” one. I’m perfectly fine with the fact that my family members eat meat, and I wouldn’t question them about it or pressure

them. Yet they put me in an uncomfortable position, as I feel awkward talking about why I find it cruel to eat meat while they’re in the middle of enjoying their meal. It makes me feel bad and guilty. I don’t want to ruin their appetites or seem in any way as if I’m judging them. I’ve told them, “I’d rather not talk about it right now. It will gross everyone out.” And they insist they want to know and can handle it. (Of course, they always seem to forget by the following year, because they end up asking me all the same stuff again.) Is there anything I can politely say to prevent a game of 20 questions this year, or do I just need to suck it up? — Tired of Talking About This Dear Vegan: They’re asking, so you shouldn’t feel guilty for giving them answers. Perhaps spare them the gory details, but do be honest. I think these conversations will feel less tiresome

once you let go of the fear of offending them. They’re simply curious. Give thanks for the opportunity to share something you’re passionate about with receptive relatives. Dear Annie: My closest friend has decided to have a destination wedding, which is causing me some degree of anguish. Not being a fan of this type of wedding, I am troubled about my expenses and, more so, by the lack of respect for guests. We have to spend $3,500 for a weekend to share this moment, and this is expected from me because of our close relationship. I would like not to attend, but I am sure that this would mean a significant change in, if not the end of, my relationship with my friend. For the record, I am a man, and my friend is a woman. Does this gender difference have anything to do with our differing views of financial practicality? — Debt-stination Wedding

Dear Debt: No, this isn’t a gender thing. No reasonable person, male or female, should expect loved ones to shell out that much cash to attend a wedding. According to the most recent American Express survey data, the average guest will spend $673 on a wedding — a hefty enough chunk of change. That your friend is asking you to spend over five times that is absurd. Talk to her about your concerns. Tell her that you consider her one of your closest friends and want to be there for her big day but that you just can’t afford it. It’s unfortunate, but she should expect that some people won’t be able to make such an expensive trip. That was her (and her partner’s) choice. If she stops being friends with you over that, she wasn’t too good of a friend to begin with. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

Boy calls 911 to invite deputies for Thanksgiving

an old cellphone. McCormick reprimanded Billy when he admitted calling 911. He was crying when Deputy Dannon Byrd drove up. She says the deputy thanked Billy for his kind invitation, then reminded him he should only use 911 for emergencies. The deputies gave Billy a sheriff’s badge.

A Canadian ice cream company based in a small Ontario town is trying to keep the single school in its

community open amid dozens of proposed closures province-wide — but some are cautioning against private intervention in public schools. Schools like the Beavercrest Community elementary school in Markdale, Ont., — located about 150 kilometres north of Toronto — are slated for closure across Ontario as school boards grapple with declining enrolment and less funding. Parents in rural areas and small towns have protested the closures, claiming their kids may have to spend up to four hours a day on buses, travelling to and from their new schools. They also argue that some kids may not be able to participate in extracurricular activities like sports

and clubs because they’d be left stranded after the activities are over. Chapman’s Ice Cream, a family-owned frozen dessert maker, is trying to prevent such scenarios for children in Markdale, a town of less than 1,500 people, where it has been based since 1973. The way the company can successfully do that remains up in the air — it has considered buying the school, as well as helping to construct an entirely new facility — but the ice cream maker says it is determined to find a solution. “It really means a lot to our community to have an elementary school,” said company vice-president Ashley Chapman, who attended Beavercrest when he was a kid.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The New Moon signals a fresh start for joint money matters. Taking a smart calculated risk could turn out surprisingly well, as long as you do your financial homework thoroughly first. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Get ready for a relationship renaissance! Attached Twins will move into a serious new phase of a long-term partnership. And some lucky singles will finally meet their future long-term partner. CANCER (June 21-July 22): With the New Moon and Saturn in your well being zone, the focus is on health and fitness over the next few weeks. Don’t overindulge too much, or you’ll be a super curvy Crab by Christmas! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Prepare for a plethora of pre-Christmas parties, as the New Moon lights up your entertainment zone. A holiday is likely sometime soon, but be careful about making last minute travel arrange-

ments. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have a quiet night in with loved ones, as the New Moon highlights your domestic zone. Some Virgos will decide to make major changes around the home in the lead-up to the Christmas season. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Sagittarian New Moon charges up your communication zone so it’s a good time to share stimulating conversation, gossip, good times, dramas and dreams. Study and travel are also favoured. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Commit yourself to a responsible new financial plan, as the New Moon shakes up your $$$ zone. If you can’t manage money matters on your own, then utilize the services of a professional. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Sagittarian New Moon recharges your run-down batteries. It’s also the perfect time to start a project, participate in a sporting event, go horse-rid-

ing, exercise, study or plan an adventurous holiday. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The stars encourage you to make some long overdue changes to your domestic life, as you shake things up on the home front. But avoid being uncharacteristically rash with cash and credit. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take extra care when driving. No speeding! And think carefully before you blurt out things that you later regret. You’re in the mood to rock the relationship boat but is that the best thing to do? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you feeling confused about your career? The New Moon is activating your job zone. So have a long, hard think about creative adjustments that would improve your work experience in 2017. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. — While his mother was preparing food in the kitchen, a five-year-old Florida boy called 911 to invite law enforcement officers over for Thanksgiving dinner. Monica Webster of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office tells the News Herald that with all the bad calls they receive every day, this was a happy call. But young Billy Nolin’s family had no idea he’d invited guests to dinner. Mom Landi McCormick says she was cooking when Billy’s grandfather noticed him talking to someone on

Ice cream company tries to keep struggling school in small community

Horoscopes Tuesday, Nov. 29 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Laura Marano, 21; Russell Wilson, 28 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: It’s the perfect day to break an old habit or initiate an exciting new project. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Joanne 2017 is the year to make Madeline dynamic moves and Moore meet influential people. But don’t stress too much! Leave plenty of room in your life for socializing and having fun. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Resist the urge to be a bossy and reckless Ram. If you are too hasty, then you could find yourself involved in an argument or accident. So compromise and patience are the keys to a stressfree day.

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